[adrianmonk]

> you can pretty much walk the same distance

I think I'm the intended use case because I live about 2 miles (3.2km) from an entertainment district. I can walk it, and I have done so, but it takes quite a while, around 45 minutes. On a scooter it takes like 10.

Because of parking costs, scooter is cheaper than driving. It might even be faster. I own a bike, so I could ride that, but I don't like parking it in a busy downtown area.

There's also a bus I can take, and sometimes I take bus one direction and scooter the other if the bus schedule doesn't work for me.

I admit many people park scooters in a very inconsiderate way, but I always park carefully out of the way, so I don't feel bad about that personally.

[swiley]

Not only that but 2 miles is a long walk to do often if you’re not very careful about it, especially if you’re carrying much.

I’m 100% for walking places but it’s important to have options once you start getting out that far.