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  1. swag

    Electric Scooters

    It's dangerous here in Lisbon with the tourists flying down hills on them. No brakes. I was crossing a crosswalk on foot recently, and this guy was either making a beeline for me or trying to be cute and strafe me with a close cut. I was left to stiff-arm my elbow in the direction of his face...
  2. swag

    Electric Scooters

    They're not great for cities. I think you're confusing intention with actual outcomes. Kinda like how Republican Jesus would give you meals from his two fish and a loaf of bread, but then he'd just encourage you to be a lazy sloth leeching off the system. Because what happens in practice has...
  3. swag

    Electric Scooters

    Meh. Electric scooters were promised to be better for cities than cars. That turned out to be a big lie. Overall they have not replaced car miles as much as walking or public transit miles. Studies have shown that they have a 165% per mile environmental impact relative to miles otherwise done...