Lee DunaPrague to ban e-scooters after residents complain of chaos on pavements
LibertyLizardDo these scooters cause even a tiny fraction of the issues that cars do? I wonder…
Prague officials said they had acted on complaints from residents over the dangers of the scooters whizzing by on pavements or in parks, or blocking pavements or street parking spots when not in use.
As usual the issue is whiners who don’t understand the reality that scooters are going to be way less disruptive than if those people were to drive instead. No reason a scooter can’t occupy a parking space in my mind.
Cătă 🇷🇴🇺🇦🇲🇩🇪🇺It usually only takes one serious incident to start a full riot on scooters. Last month there was a tragic event where one woman was killed by someone with a scooter who didn't see her crossing. Total outrage! Ban these things immediately. There's even a draft law in the parliament to forbid anyone riding a scooter unless they got a license of some sorts. Meanwhile, there was another accident where a guy was speeding and hit a woman on a pedestrian crossing. People were like "yeah, but maybe if she hadn't run on that crossing, and if she made eye contact with the driver, maybe it would've saved her life..."
Absolutely. And to be clear I’m totally open to discussions on how to limit or reduce those few incidents that do occur. But a blanket ban across the entire city is a ridiculous response to what can only be described as minor issues in the context of the problems an entire city faces.