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Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:37 am to Scruffy
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Look, Scruffy has no issues with the ideas of these scooters, but these companies just dumped them on the streets.
There was zero preparation or planning.
Some of these cities do not have the appropriate infrastructure to allow for these on the roads.
Hell, Lafayette streets are barely wide enough for cars, let alone scooters.
Couldnt agree more with this sentiment. The fact they just dumped them, and then want to work with the city pisses me off. They didnt go thru the proper channels like others would. it's like a hot dog cart vending company just posting up at corners w/o permits. I'm sure the city govt would have something to say about that. But hey i'm anti-business I guess.
Lady flipped over the bars cause she hit the trolley tracks here in Uptown Dallas, and jacked her face up. A kid died last summer that was said to be on one in the middle of the night. They've protected themselves liability wise, but that just moves it to the regular person to deal with when we see higher insurance rates.
These companies took the Uber approach. Just came out under the "tech disturbance" moniker, and fricked taxi companies over. Idc about the businesses themselves, but bad precedent is sent when companies like this are taking advantage of the "ask for permission after" approach.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:39 am to LNCHBOX
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You know that's not close to the same thing. I know you know that
Apply it to bikes on the road, that's very close. Just because people don't like something doesn't mean that it should be regulated or banned.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:41 am to Scruffy
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Some of these cities do not have the appropriate infrastructure to allow for these on the roads.
Hell, Lafayette streets are barely wide enough for cars, let alone scooters.
Are bicycles banned because of this?
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:41 am to Epic Cajun
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Apply it to bikes on the road, that's very close.
How is it very close?
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Just because people don't like something doesn't mean that it should be regulated or banned.
A motorized vehicle has no business having unregulated use of public infrastructure. I'm not going to apologize for having that belief.
ETA: The comparisons to cyclists are weak at best. Cyclists are supposed to follow the rules of the road, and very few of them seem to take that part seriously.
This post was edited on 1/22/19 at 10:45 am
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:43 am to LNCHBOX
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I'm not going to apologize for having that belief.
You aren't going to apologize for anything because you are a c**k$ucker
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:44 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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You aren't going to apologize for anything because you are a c**k$ucker
Supposed non-emotional pussy says what now?
Still waiting for some actual data from you over the weak insults btw.
This post was edited on 1/22/19 at 10:45 am
Posted on 1/22/19 at 10:48 am to Mingo Was His NameO
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This is the typical small town Louisiana dumbass shite. Nearly every major metro has embraced these things, and they've been affordable alternatives to driving a car. They've helped traffic. Yet, the arse backwards people in Louisiana resist any kind of change
Actually quite the opposite. Many large metro areas are fighting these companies and trying to prevent their expansion. I believe San Francisco has blocked Lime and Bird from doing business in the city. There has to be a shite ton of liability issues as well as being a nuisance since they can be left anywhere.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 11:38 am to cyarrr
Atlanta just set new requirements. 1 is they must ride on the road and not sidewalks. It’s going to be a bloodbath.
This post was edited on 1/22/19 at 11:39 am
Posted on 1/22/19 at 11:46 am to Bocephus229
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1 is they must ride on the road and not sidewalks.
Holy shite.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 11:48 am to Bocephus229
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1 is they must ride on the road and not sidewalks.
So the same as a bike, which are slower than the scooters?
Posted on 1/22/19 at 12:20 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
You haven't driven much in Atlanta have you?
Posted on 1/22/19 at 12:22 pm to Parmen
I can assure you the vast majority of Lafayette does not want to be like Austin.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 12:24 pm to Centinel
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You haven't driven much in Atlanta have you?
I typically uber because I fly there
Posted on 1/22/19 at 12:38 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Let's just say there's a reason why you don't see many bikes on the road in Atlanta.
That's why my response was what it was about the law making the scooters have to be on the roads. Dey gunna be dead baw.
That's why my response was what it was about the law making the scooters have to be on the roads. Dey gunna be dead baw.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 12:39 pm to Centinel
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Let's just say there's a reason why you don't see many bikes on the road in Atlanta.
That's why my response was what it was about the law making the scooters have to be on the roads. Dey gunna be dead baw.
Same rules apply in Dallas, there's been one fatality and the guy was riding at 4am
Posted on 1/22/19 at 12:43 pm to REB BEER
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Looking for a fight no doubt.
And you were too pussy to get out of your go-kart?
Posted on 1/22/19 at 12:54 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Same rules apply in Dallas
I'd feel a hell of a lot more safe riding a bike/scooter on the road in Dallas than I would Atlanta.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 1:13 pm to yellowfin
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Joel needs to be pulled from Lafayette
man this dude has been disappointing. all I heard about him was good things during the campaign, but I have been underwhelmed by his tenure.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 1:18 pm to LSUperior
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They really needed to be pulled. I work in downtown Lafayette and have seen first hand the problems with these scooters. It's basically a free-for-all when it comes to riding these things. Kids ride them anywheres they can...middle of the streets, sidewalks, up and down the parking towers, etc. They leave them right in the middle of all the major walkways/crosswalks. All the sidewalks have black marks all over them from the wheels. Kids are popping wheelies, attempting to jump curbs, etc...this isn't what they were supposed to be used for, but that's what happens when you drop a hundred of these off with anybody to have access to. People are also riding them like manual scooters, just using one leg to push them where they want to go. Eventually someone is going to cause a major accident with these things.
ETA: The other day downtown, I witness a group of hippie kids actually trying to ride one off a ledge that was about 2 foot high and land. They broke the plastic off the bottom sides and continued to laugh and have turns trying. I was secretly hoping one would break their collarbone.
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