Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
What’s up with the scooter sharing thing?
I’ve heard a lot of cities don’t want them. I guess there been a lot of accidents with pedestrians, cars, etc....
They are huge in college towns. You can't walk 5 feet In Tempe near ASU and not see 40-50 at a clip. There are about 4-5 different companies. Some are really damn fast.
I also forgot about Grubhub, Postmates and Task Rabbit. I've not used any of those. [Reply]
I live in the country and don't play well with others so this "sharing" crap is just that, crap. It's just another step towards socialism only instead of the government owning the scooters it's an intermediary. If you live in town go for it but don't try to push you sense of "do-gooder" on me. As a friend once said "you can borrow everything but my truck and my wife. Truck is old, wife is young and you might throw a rod in either one". [Reply]
Originally Posted by tmax63:
I live in the country and don't play well with others so this "sharing" crap is just that, crap. It's just another step towards socialism only instead of the government owning the scooters it's an intermediary. If you live in town go for it but don't try to push you sense of "do-gooder" on me. As a friend once said "you can borrow everything but my truck and my wife. Truck is old, wife is young and you might throw a rod in either one".
Some of these sharing services are individuals and others are companies. You pay for the services and no one is making you pay, unlike the government. :-)
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
These are the cool looking trikes, not the 'can't balance yourself' trikes. I guess they do help with balance, though. I want to travel in one of these.
dude that is so your personal brand. I also see you with the helmet with the little rear-view mirror hanging off the side. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TinyEvel:
dude that is so your personal brand. I also see you with the helmet with the little rear-view mirror hanging off the side.
Hey, you seem to know how to ride a bike. What are the pros and cons?
And I assume you just get the rear-view-mirror helmet when you buy the bike, right? [Reply]
Originally Posted by tmax63:
I live in the country and don't play well with others so this "sharing" crap is just that, crap. It's just another step towards socialism only instead of the government owning the scooters it's an intermediary. If you live in town go for it but don't try to push you sense of "do-gooder" on me. As a friend once said "you can borrow everything but my truck and my wife. Truck is old, wife is young and you might throw a rod in either one".
I'm probably about 3.5 hours from you. If you ever get in a bind give me a shout. Grew up on a farm but never dealt with anything that big but they all have a throttle, clutch and a hydraulic lever or 2. [Reply]