Subj : Re: EVs
To   : Spectre
From : Adept
Date : Thu Oct 26 2023 14:55:56

 Sp> Scooters on the other hand, have been involved in a number of single
 Sp> vehicle fatalities.  They're not even having to hit another car to kill
 Sp> themselves. There are considerations going on about requiring a license
 Sp> to use one.

Aren't they limited to 20kph?

Which I'm sure is still plenty fast enough to get yourself killed, but I think most people can run that fast for short distances, so it's not _that_ fast.

Anyway, most of the complaints I've heard about them is just that they wind up being in the way everywhere. And various regulations have made that a bit better, I think, where there are a bunch of areas where people aren't allowed to park them.

But, yeah, not a perfect solution.

But, like having space for people to bring their bike on a train, it's a solution for the last-mile aspects of public transit.

But, yes, absolutely, like all other forms of transit, there are issues.

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