[Fiahil]

We had/have about 10 active free-floating scooter companies in Paris. Names like Bird, Lime, Flash, Voi, Volt, Dott, Wind, Jump, Hive, Tier, ...

Even if you don't take into account the gigantic safety hazard that these vehicles represent, this is absolutely insane. Sidewalks are small. In this situation, each scooter that you can take off the street is a step in the right direction for the public interest.

[adrianN]

Just take scooters that are in your way and put them on a parking spot for cars. A single parking spot fits a dozen at least.

[effingwewt]

No thanks, they aren't paying for my time, and I don't work for them.

Also these scooters are a serious public nuisance where I live. I cant skateboard, ride a bike, or rollerblade on the sidewalks downtown because of pedestrian traffic. it's literally against the law.

yet these scooters are zipping past/through people and sometimes hitting them, and are littered all over the streets and sidewalks, how is that ok?

[asdff]

It's not ok and chances are just as illegal as biking on a sidewalk. Don't blame the company for citizens bad behavior and governments lack of enforcement. It would be like blaming BMW for aggressive drivers breaking traffic law.

[lvturner]

What if the scooters aren't the problem and the cities inadequate infrastructure is?

[Fiahil]

Not in Paris, no.

We have a metro, that would allow you to cross the capital from west to east in 40 minutes. A network of overused suburban trains that electric scooters can't and won't try to fix.

It's just a fad. An opportunity that was made available when the city council decided to switch the public bike provider. It required to change all existing bike stations, and severely crippled the existing service. So, they tried to seize that opportunity. First, free floating bikes [0], and now electric scooters. The overall disrespect for non-users is so present that it will make worse any problem they're trying to fix.

[0] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-paris-bicycles/bik...

[lvturner]

So the scooters are a symptom of a deeper problem with the infrastructure of the city then?

Maybe I wasn't clear enough, but I feel complaining about scooters taking up space on pavements is a distraction from solving the ACTUAL problems.

[Fiahil]

The actual problem was a timing gap in biking infrastructure. You don't solve that by putting unregulated transportation vehicles on streets, especially when the needed infrastructure is being constructed.

[KaiserPro]

All you have to do is move all the buildings. Its not that hard...

[lvturner]

Or make the roads smaller...