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CaptainObvious110 t1_iy2q82l wrote

Reply to comment by Cunninghams_right in In a heap. Heading out of Druid Hill Park towards Madison Ave. by neutronicus

I'll be honest, I have a strong distaste for those scooters due to the way people pile them in bike lanes.

If people could be responsible then there wouldn't be an issue as far as I'm concerned.

Ok top of that, they could deal with people who park them improperly but they won't.

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Cunninghams_right t1_iy42q4g wrote

I bike a lot and I don't think I've ever had a situation where the bike lane was blocked. some in the bike lane? sure, but never even close to blocked.

Cars are a much bigger nuisance

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CaptainObvious110 t1_iy5byh8 wrote

I bike a lot for a living each day and have seen the trail on light st next to the Maryland Science Center blocked with scooters.

They also are frequently parked in the sidewalk where they don't belong as well.

Bottom line is they don't belong parked on a trail a side walk or anywhere except what's already been designated as a parking spot plain and simple.

Cars are indeed a real issue as well I certainly agree with you on that one for sure

Basically we have people with vehicles that are completely inconsiderate of others and they NEED to be dealt with appropriately so this issue is rectified.

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Cunninghams_right t1_iy5zi6r wrote

you have to park them on the sidewalk. most of the city does not have dedicated locations.

but you're fighting the lesser enemy in service of the greater enemy. in the many years of riding, I've ever had to dismount my bike to go around them. how many times have you had to dismount for them? I feel like the number is probably low but I do not ride for a living, so I don't want to presume. they are certainly annoying, but I think far too much attention gets paid to the minor annoyance while people die due to the real problem.

if anything, people should be upset that the company with the dual-kickstand didn't get license to operate here anymore and one with a single kickstand did.

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CaptainObvious110 t1_iy6nrcz wrote

I've ridden them before and the app gives you guidance regarding a safe place to put them. If they were up against the wall and out of the way then fine I can understand that and there are indeed plenty of walls in this city for sure.

The original post was about scooters. While I agree that people driving their cars recklessly is indeed a major problem that should have been addressed years ago, it doesn't then mean that the scooter issue is something to just let go either.

At the end of the day if you follow the money trail it will lead you to politicians who are getting their palms greased.

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Cunninghams_right t1_iy75sz6 wrote

>I've ridden them before and the app gives you guidance regarding a safe place to put them.

there isn't a wall in most places, like in OP's photo. they're put up on one edge of the wide sidewalk where there is clearly still space to walk, bike, or wheel past. OP's photo isn't showing any blockage or anything, just some that have fallen over.

>The original post was about scooters. While I agree that people driving their cars recklessly is indeed a major problem that should have been addressed years ago, it doesn't then mean that the scooter issue is something to just let go either.

it's disproportionate, though. people are more upset, more active, post more, and pressure politicians more about scooters falling over than about people killing cyclists. certainly all of society's problems should be fixed, but in this case the focus on a minor problem is actually pulling focus away from a bigger problem.

>At the end of the day if you follow the money trail it will lead you to politicians who are getting their palms greased.

so the social media posts should be "2 wheel transport bad!". it should be "why did the politicians allow single-kickstand scooters and disallow dual-kickstand scooters?"

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