Juan Foote

https://atlantaintownpaper.com/2019/...ing-on-trails/

Atlanta's Eastside Beltline is suffering from it's own success. I am not sure that the designer envisioned just how popular this (section) would be, nor the release of these powered scooters. I find it really a shame that we have to pass a regulation in order for users to treat each other with respect and safety. I used to ride here a lot. It has gotten to where after work hours and weekends on any decent weather day it is nothing more than a hazard to be there. Something had to give.

UniChris

I'm actually surprised this hasn't been done with share fleets more already - for those trying to use the route for transport it definitely beats an outright ban or a dismount zone.

The hours-of-effect is an interesting twist, too. I'm not sure I think the numbers are right, but the possibility is really interesting.

Moe Zhoost

My City enacted an ordinance for bike- and scooter-shares that prohibits operation of E-assist vehicles on greenways (also sidewalks). Perhaps they anticipated safety issues; however it may have been to restrict the staging of the things along the trails. The scooters were just distributed last week, and though I have not yet seen one being ridden, I have heard reports of people zipping down the sidewalks on them. It will be interesting to see what enforcement actions will happen.

Juan Foote

There have been a series of well publicized and 'off the book' incidents here regarding them. One of the services offering them is actually supposedly banned from the Beltline (Bird) but I am supposing there is more to it than them saying so, as in court proceeding.

What I find particularly interesting about the speed limit times is that it falls within an area of time that the Beltline isn't even supposed to be in use. It "closes" like a park, etc. late and at those times is very lightly travelled by anyone.

livedarklions

The city pretty much always wins these battles because they just start confiscating noncompliant scooters. The companies have to make their scooters conspicuously available in order to compete,but that makes confiscation incredibly easy.