Lime Launches Bike and Scooter Services at OSU

 

When Ohio State students return to school next week, they’ll have a new way to zip between classes. Lime officially launched its bike rental and scooter rental services on the main Ohio State campus today.

 

“Lime is thrilled to bring multimodal mobility options to The Ohio State University as an expansion of our operations in Central Ohio,” Kyle Bivenour, Lime Operations Manager for Columbus. “We believe that students will greatly benefit from fast, affordable, and convenient options of getting around campus while reducing the university’s carbon footprint.”

 

More below:

https://www.columbusunderground.com/lime-launches-bike-and-scooter-services-at-osu-we1

 

Hmm, 1200 watts is about 1.6 horsepower. Conditions would have to be almost perfect to achieve that speed though. An 85cc 2-stroke kids dirt bike makes over 20hp with a 6-speed transmission and still only can hit around 55.

but for the casual rider the fares aren't great

 

Also, casual riders can't seem to understand that you get unlimited 30-minute rides all day for $8. Many people think it's like a bike rental service, check one out and keep it all day, and end up paying the daily maximum of $28. If they just checked it in when they weren't using it, they'd save a huge amount of money.

 

Red Bikes actually give you unlimited 1 hour or 90-minute (with monthly pass) rides, but your point still stands. Many of the other bikeshare systems limit rides to 30 minutes. I think your mistake demonstrates that the rule/pricing structure is complicated and it discourages spontaneous riding. I bite the bullet on an annual pass every year precisely because I don't want to face the marginal cost decision ("Is it worth $8 for a day pass"). Bird's pricing is much more alluring for spontaneous rides.

 

They have adjusted several aspects of the system several times since it originally opened. I'm fairly certain that originally, daily pass users only got 30-minute checkouts while annual pass users got hour checkouts, which was an incentive to buy the annual pass. The original daily maximum rate was also much higher, but people who didn't understand how RedBike works would get a $50+ charge on their credit card and call to complain, so they lowered it. Also I'm not sure why they now give 90-minute checkouts to monthly passholders but not to annual passholders.

 

On top of that, RedBike is currently testing electric bikes. I don't know whether the electric bikes will be more expensive than regular bikes, if they will have to be docked at specific docks within each RedBike station, etc.

Are RedBikes run by the same company that does Columbus' and Chicago's bikeshare? They were the same with making people buy a 24 hour pass for $6-$8 at a minimum. The one in Cleveland is different - you can pay $0.10 a minute with no minimums so if I ride to work it's usually something like $1.50.

Are RedBikes run by the same company that does Columbus' and Chicago's bikeshare? They were the same with making people buy a 24 hour pass for $6-$8 at a minimum. The one in Cleveland is different - you can pay $0.10 a minute with no minimums so if I ride to work it's usually something like $1.50.

 

RedBikes are B-Cycle. The only other B-Cycle bikeshare in the state is in Dayton. Chicago's is something else. Here's a map of all the B-Cycle cities:

 

https://www.bcycle.com/top-nav-bar/find-a-city

 

If you have a membership in Cincinnati, you can use the systems in all the other B-Cycle cities.

Bird scooters legal on both sidewalks and streets in Columbus

 

Police in Columbus say Bird scooters are allowed to be used on both sidewalks and streets in the City of Columbus.

 

According to a directive from Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein:

"Because of the lack of clarity in the law surrounding how these types of scooters should be regulated in sidewalk and roadway usage, we have instructed the Division of Police that they are allowed to be ridden on both. This does not mean, however, that scooters can be ridden recklessly, while impaired, or in violation of other laws. We look forward to offering guidance to Council and the Administration as they continue to determine how these scooters should be regulated."

 

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/bird-scooters-legal-on-both-sidewalks-and-streets-in-columbus/1366597872

Are RedBikes run by the same company that does Columbus' and Chicago's bikeshare? They were the same with making people buy a 24 hour pass for $6-$8 at a minimum. The one in Cleveland is different - you can pay $0.10 a minute with no minimums so if I ride to work it's usually something like $1.50.

 

RedBikes are B-Cycle. The only other B-Cycle bikeshare in the state is in Dayton. Chicago's is something else. Here's a map of all the B-Cycle cities:

 

https://www.bcycle.com/top-nav-bar/find-a-city

 

If you have a membership in Cincinnati, you can use the systems in all the other B-Cycle cities.

 

Correct, Cincy is B-Cycle. The bike shares in Columbus and Chicago are Motivate, the same operator as CitiBike in NYC.

 

Jumping back to the scooters, spent some time on the Lime-S and Bird apps last night and it looks as like Columbus is close to having about 1K scooters available around the city.

Bird scooters legal on both sidewalks and streets in Columbus

 

Police in Columbus say Bird scooters are allowed to be used on both sidewalks and streets in the City of Columbus.

 

According to a directive from Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein:

"Because of the lack of clarity in the law surrounding how these types of scooters should be regulated in sidewalk and roadway usage, we have instructed the Division of Police that they are allowed to be ridden on both. This does not mean, however, that scooters can be ridden recklessly, while impaired, or in violation of other laws. We look forward to offering guidance to Council and the Administration as they continue to determine how these scooters should be regulated."

 

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/bird-scooters-legal-on-both-sidewalks-and-streets-in-columbus/1366597872

 

Other Ohio cities are figuring things out. Meanwhile in Cleveland...

Bird scooters legal on both sidewalks and streets in Columbus

 

Police in Columbus say Bird scooters are allowed to be used on both sidewalks and streets in the City of Columbus.

 

According to a directive from Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein:

"Because of the lack of clarity in the law surrounding how these types of scooters should be regulated in sidewalk and roadway usage, we have instructed the Division of Police that they are allowed to be ridden on both. This does not mean, however, that scooters can be ridden recklessly, while impaired, or in violation of other laws. We look forward to offering guidance to Council and the Administration as they continue to determine how these scooters should be regulated."

 

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/bird-scooters-legal-on-both-sidewalks-and-streets-in-columbus/1366597872

 

Other Ohio cities are figuring things out. Meanwhile in Cleveland...

 

Yeah lol. They were totally blindsided and only had several months to form some type of coherent policy.

So not sure if this has been discussed or not about the Bird Scooters. What happens in the winter? Does bird collect the scooters, and drop them again when weather is nice in the Midwest? Ended up riding one for the first time yesterday, overall really liked being able to get around downtown quickly and meet a friend for lunch in OTR. Rode one after work and realized it might go up some hills but it didn't like Monastery up Mt. Adams

So not sure if this has been discussed or not about the Bird Scooters. What happens in the winter? Does bird collect the scooters, and drop them again when weather is nice in the Midwest? Ended up riding one for the first time yesterday, overall really liked being able to get around downtown quickly and meet a friend for lunch in OTR. Rode one after work and realized it might go up some hills but it didn't like Monastery up Mt. Adams

I don't know for certain, but I imagine that they have some storage/maintenance facility where they service broken scooters and can store them as necessary. One of the advantages of the scooters over bikes is just how much easier they are to store and move by virtue of being so small and light. You don't need a huge space to store a few hundred scooters.

What happens in the winter?

 

Almost nobody will ride them.  Plus the cold will drain the batteries. 

 

These scooters are a toy, not the future of urban transportation.  Almost nobody is using them in lieu of riding the bus or driving their car.  It's inducing demand for frivolous unnecessary trips.

 

 

What happens in the winter?

 

Almost nobody will ride them.  Plus the cold will drain the batteries. 

 

These scooters are a toy, not the future of urban transportation.  Almost nobody is using them in lieu of riding the bus or driving their car.  It's inducing demand for frivolous unnecessary trips.

 

It sure seems people are using them for short commutes in San Diego. Especially when downtown is crowded or in the hoods where there's virtually no parking.

What happens in the winter?

 

Almost nobody will ride them.  Plus the cold will drain the batteries. 

 

These scooters are a toy, not the future of urban transportation.  Almost nobody is using them in lieu of riding the bus or driving their car.  It's inducing demand for frivolous unnecessary trips.

 

 

 

 

Mmm, Silicon Valley loves induced demand.

^ It's a good pricing strategy for people who use RedBike all the time, but for the casual rider the fares aren't great. I'd probably use it a few times a month if I could get a 30 or 60 minute ride for $1 or $2. Whenever I have the need for something like RedBike, I generally just have a spur of the moment need to go from point A to point B - I don't want a day pass, and I'm not going to pay $8 for a single short trip. If RedBike did start to drop their price to compete with the scooters, I'd probably use them instead of Bird because generally people look goofy on scooters.

 

I don't get the sense that red bike is being used as serious transportation, and doubt that Bird will be either.  People are using each mostly for fun, which is fine, but let's not get fooled into thinking that either or some future mode is going to actually become a backbone of mobility in Cincinnati. 

 

I don't think that anyone who didn't ride bikes after childhood started riding red bike and then decided to go out and buy a bike.  A real bike from a store is a totally different animal than the bikeshare bikes.  But you can go on Amazon and buy a bird scooter -- like the actual thing -- for like $700.  It looks like you can buy a really nice one for about $1,000, and something with a much weaker battery for about $300.  They actually make a lot of sense for suburban workplaces with separate buildings like mine.  I only have to walk over to the other building 1-2 times per week so there is no reason to get one.  We do have a golf cart but I have never driven it.

 

Personal experience here, but I actually decided to go out and buy a bike after using Indego bikes in Philly (which are also B-Cycle).

 

Also, I use Red Bike, and now also Bird for commuting purposes. Also, several others in my office building use Red Bike and now Bird as well. So it's a non-zero number, though obviously the vast majority of people still drive to work. I think having options is positive, even if they never make up more than a couple of percentage points of total commutes.

What happens in the winter?

 

Almost nobody will ride them.  Plus the cold will drain the batteries. 

 

These scooters are a toy, not the future of urban transportation.  Almost nobody is using them in lieu of riding the bus or driving their car.  It's inducing demand for frivolous unnecessary trips.

 

 

 

I missed the streetcar by about 30 seconds yesterday and used a Bird to get up to People's Liberty. I could have also used a Redbike, but the Bird was closer.

And that's a perfect example of the role that scooters and RedBike can play in our larger transportation system. Very few people, if any, will take Bird to and from work each day. But city dwellers typically take many other trips on an average day besides simply going to and from work. Those types of trips are ones where people may choose to take a scooter, a RedBike, or the streetcar, depending the specific circumstances.

And that's a perfect example of the role that scooters and RedBike can play in our larger transportation system. Very few people, if any, will take Bird to and from work each day. But city dwellers typically take many other trips on an average day besides simply going to and from work. Those types of trips are ones where people may choose to take a scooter, a RedBike, or the streetcar, depending the specific circumstances.

 

Exactly, and I'd add that having these options make it more attractive to live downtown and/or ditch your car. It's not that Bird or Redbike will replace current car trips, it's that future car trips might not materialize because of where people choose to live.

Mmm, Silicon Valley loves induced demand.

 

None of this stuff gets you out of the weather, which is why cars, buses, and trains will continue to rule. 

 

Segways didn't get you out of the weather and were expensive.  Rollerblades were cheap but made you sweat and were driven out-of-style by angry skateboarders who conspired to get the sport dropped from the X-games.  Then came fixie bikes, which were even more dangerous than rollerblades, but are now out-of-style and collecting dust in mom's basement.  Ride Sharing is useful but loses tons of money and induces demand.

 

"The last mile problem" already had a solution, a pair of walking shoes and the optional umbrella.  Perhaps go get a cheap garage sale bike that works and nobody will want to steal.  Uber has now been around for four years and I've only used it twice, each time to get to the garage where my car was being worked on.  I still haven't found any reason to actually use bike share, since I already have a bike that I keep in working order and is uncool enough that nobody will steal it. 

 

Bird scooters legal on both sidewalks and streets in Columbus

 

Police in Columbus say Bird scooters are allowed to be used on both sidewalks and streets in the City of Columbus.

 

According to a directive from Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein:

"Because of the lack of clarity in the law surrounding how these types of scooters should be regulated in sidewalk and roadway usage, we have instructed the Division of Police that they are allowed to be ridden on both. This does not mean, however, that scooters can be ridden recklessly, while impaired, or in violation of other laws. We look forward to offering guidance to Council and the Administration as they continue to determine how these scooters should be regulated."

 

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/bird-scooters-legal-on-both-sidewalks-and-streets-in-columbus/1366597872

 

Other Ohio cities are figuring things out. Meanwhile in Cleveland...

 

The Birds are back out.  I wonder if Cleveland gave them a go ahead, or they just went ahead.

Wanted to report on my experience. I took one for the first time last night. I was a bit skeptical at first and thought it was very arrogant to just drop them in a city without any permits. I still think they need to figure that out, but as far as the experience, I approve. It basically fills a niche that is sorely needed in cities like Cleveland, and to be quite honest, this has the potential to be an economic development driver...Let me explain before you all throw stuff at me.

 

Most people live in cities for the proximity of amenities. Think OHC, Downtown, Tremont, UC, etc. We are at a critical stage in Cleveland development where we have a pretty good critical mass in many areas but having trouble expanding outward from there. People want to be IN the action, so they are hesitant to repopulate other outlying areas around those popular neighborhoods. But those outlying areas can't redevelop amenities without an influx of population. The classic chicken and egg situation. For instance, let's take Cudell. No amenities in the immediate area but surrounded by "hot" neighborhoods and currently relatively cheap rent. If you want to live the city life, and go car light, you have limited options depending on what part of the neighborhood you're in. North, you have the Red Line, south, you have to go all the way to Lorain to catch the 22. And then on top of that, you have to work around a schedule with dwindling service. Uber rides to downtown or Lakewood are about 5-7 bucks a pop. That gets pricey every time you have to do grocery shopping, go to a coffee shop, out to eat etc. That's where these scooters come in...Sure they are not weather protected, and at the moment, you don't see swarms of them in Cudell, but a ride to Ohio City would take 10 minutes, downtown about 15-20. and the cost for that? $1.50-$3.00 one way. That's pretty damn convenient and opens up a whole new option for people who are priced out of the hotter neighborhoods but want the city life. Asiatown is another great example with, albeit better existing transit options than Cudell. You get the point. Just my very long and winded two cents.

What happens in the winter?

 

Almost nobody will ride them.  Plus the cold will drain the batteries. 

 

These scooters are a toy, not the future of urban transportation.  Almost nobody is using them in lieu of riding the bus or driving their car.  It's inducing demand for frivolous unnecessary trips.

 

Inducing demand isn't a problem in and of itself, though. The problem is when the induced demand has negative externalities. For example, Uber and Lyft are adding traffic to streets, not only for the actual paid trips, but for the time that the driver is driving around in between paid trips. And then you've got all of the extra gas being burnt and toxic fumes pumped out into our cities. On the other hand, RedBike and Bird aren't really clogging up our streets and they're not burning gasoline. And I would say they also have positive externalities: making drivers aware that they have to slow down and share the streets with non-motor vehicles, getting people to explore on bike/scooter and see neighborhoods in person rather than from the seat of a car.

I live ~1 mile from work.  I have many options to get to work - bus, bike, walk, park, scooter.  Parking is the most expensive, but on days I had doctor's appointments or whatnot either before or after work it was what I had to do.  But the scooters are a great replacement on those days I have to get in or out quickly. 

 

So if I have a flight at 5:30, I could pay ~$8 to park for the day, or I could pay ~$2 to take a scooter and be home in 5-6 minutes.  I've also taken one around 5:30 when a storm was coming in ~10 minutes.  I would have been caught in the rain had I walked for 20 minutes instead.

 

Those are just a couple examples.  Other people may use them for other purposes.

Doctor: Do something about the dangers of e-scooters

 

Electric scooter boards, zipping past with their often helmet-free riders balanced atop, are rolling into American cities -- like my hometown of Atlanta -- at breakneck speed. Really. You could break your neck on one.

 

The venture-funded companies behind this new business model are pushing out their web-based scooter rental networks in dozens of cities and college campuses -- in the same guerrilla fashion as Uber delivered its newfangled taxis years ago, miraculously drawing money forth from the regulatory void. And largely getting away with it.

 

Meanwhile, the accidents are piling up. I'm a doctor and this is a problem.

 

Cont.

 

This morning we had our first big rain since the scooters appeared.  Nobody riding them.  I checked the app and none are for rent.  Do they turn it off when it's raining and when the pavement is still wet?

 

How is this any sort of legit transportation alternative if it's out-of-order during any sort of weather and at night?  This is a toy, much more so than bike share. 

They might not have waterproof electronics.

Bird is going back to Indianapolis ( https://www.ibj.com/articles/70111-bird-plans-indy-return-with-nearly-10-times-as-many-scooters )

 

But that article says they are deploying over 6,000 scooters across the city and Lime has several thousand as well... so close to 10,000.

How is this any sort of legit transportation alternative if it's out-of-order during any sort of weather and at night?  This is a toy, much more so than bike share. 

 

Are you honestly surprised nobody uses these during a downpour?

Between Lime and Bird, I feel like the inventory in Columbus has tripled in like the last 2 weeks for some reason.  They are everywhere.  I see positives yet I see negatives, which one outweighs which is a fine line personally for me.  Lots of reckless riders IMO.....

How is this any sort of legit transportation alternative if it's out-of-order during any sort of weather and at night?  This is a toy, much more so than bike share. 

 

Are you honestly surprised nobody uses these during a downpour?

 

Saw a dude bite it today riding with his friends out of Findlay Market after lunch. It was raining hard and he misjudged the curb coming out of the market. He flew over the bars and onto the sidewalk. He had minor scratches but got up and kept riding.

over the bars

 

OTB.

 

  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/over-the-bars-otb/id1223780844?mt=2

I have a bit of a first mile/last mile problem with my transit commute. I rely on a circulator bus to get to the metro station closest to my place, but it is pretty infrequent, stops running at 7pm, and doesn't have weekend service. It's about a mile and a half walk, which I have done plenty of times, but in work clothes and with a somewhat heavy/bulky shoulder bag, walking is very unappealing on the way home (plus there's a bit of an incline the whole way). Yesterday, there was a Lime scooter in the plaza in front of the metro, and I seriously thought about trying it out to get home, but I just had too many questions and decided against it. It says you're supposed to ride on the street, but some of the streets I'd be riding on are very busy and it would be quite scary to be on a scooter in mixed traffic. I also had slip on shoes on, and I thought my bag also could present some problems. Idk, I want these to be viable alternatives for my commute, but there are some major hurdles involved with turning these into true transit alternatives.

I have been curious ever since the scooters showed up about their real world speeds. I was hearing people discuss using them as longer distance transportation options (3 miles+) Well today I finally encountered a scoot commuter while on my bike. I was actually surprised at the rate that I blew past them. At least twice their speed. And I didn't even have my faster full road bike. I had the heaver Bianchi steel frame today, so not that much faster then your typical city bike. Without personally using a scooter yet I would say they are more tailored for the 5 block to 1 miles hopes.

I have been curious ever since the scooters showed up about their real world speeds. I was hearing people discuss using them as longer distance transportation options (3 miles+) Well today I finally encountered a scoot commuter while on my bike. I was actually surprised at the rate that I blew past them. At least twice their speed. And I didn't even have my faster full road bike. I had the heaver Bianchi steel frame today, so not that much faster then your typical city bike. Without personally using a scooter yet I would say they are more tailored for the 5 block to 1 miles hopes.

 

FWIW my longest ride on one is 7.5 miles. You can expect to average about 10-12 mph. They’re super useful for getting around here in Austin (downtown). People use them constantly here, but of course the downtown is much more densely populated, more touristed, and heavy with amenities/retail than in any of the 3 Cs.

I think that people perceive that there is more of this scooter use than there actually is since people riding the scooters stand out in the streetscape.  Each scooter buzzing around attracts the eye much more than a routine part of the cityscape like a a solitary bicycle or a city bus, which might have 45 people on it.

 

Because these companies do not release ridership figures, we have no way of knowing how much they are actually being used.  1,000 rides per day in a city like Cincinnati isn't taking away 1,000 bus riders or anything like that.  For the most part it's just moving a walker onto a scooter. 

At full speed on flat land on the Lime, I go 16-17 mph. Down any slight Hill and I can hit 20 mph.

Or a parked car blocking accessibility....

 

A reporter asked me about scooters impacting accessibility. I said: “I’ve had people tell me that they are easier to move to a proper location than a utility poll, detour sign, delivery vehicle, or ice mound blocking access.”

 

 

 

Woman in Cleveland on a scooter struck and killed by a drunk driver:

https://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-ohio/authorities-id-woman-on-scooter-who-died-after-struck-by-car

Just did my first ride down Superior to Mallorca for lunch. Literally had someone call me an MF'er for being on the sidewalk.

I know it's not popular opinion, but these things belong on the sidewalk not the street when there's no protected bike lane (which is nearly everywhere). Otherwise you are putting your life in the hands of drivers texting on their phones or on heroin.

 

https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2018/08/20/speeding-driver-high-on-heroin-kills-woman-in-downtown-clev-ban-all-scooters-now

 

Speeding Driver High on Heroin Kills Woman in Downtown Cleveland — BAN ALL SCOOTERS NOW!!!

Posted By Sam Allard on Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 10:56 am

 

In one of the more flagrant misunderstandings of a news story in recent months, Cleveland.com and other local outlets have pounced upon a drug-induced driving fatality as an opportunity to explore the safety concerns of electric scooters.

 

Late Saturday night, a 19-year-old driving a Chevy Cruze at more than double the posted speed limit (25 mph) and so heavily under the influence of heroin that he was reportedly passed out when police arrived, struck and killed a 21-year-old female on E. 9th Street downtown.

 

The fact that the woman was riding an electric scooter should have been incidental. But it has become the central talking point in the tragedy’s aftermath. 

 

See how other cities have regulated the influx of electric scooters, Cleveland.com invited its online readers in one headline. “What are the dangers of electric scooters,” asked another. Its Tweet announcing live coverage of the incident was rightfully greeted with consternation and open hostility.

I know it's not popular opinion, but these things belong on the sidewalk not the street when there's no protected bike lane (which is nearly everywhere). Otherwise you are putting your life in the hands of drivers texting on their phones or on heroin.

 

Under that logic though bikes should also be on the sidewalk.

I know it's not popular opinion, but these things belong on the sidewalk not the street when there's no protected bike lane (which is nearly everywhere). Otherwise you are putting your life in the hands of drivers texting on their phones or on heroin.

 

Under that logic though bikes should also be on the sidewalk.

 

Or maybe we need protected bike lanes to separate bicycle users from 2000+ pound cars.  Fewer lanes for cars sounds good to me!

I know it's not popular opinion, but these things belong on the sidewalk not the street when there's no protected bike lane (which is nearly everywhere). Otherwise you are putting your life in the hands of drivers texting on their phones or on heroin.

 

Under that logic though bikes should also be on the sidewalk.

 

Or maybe we need protected bike lanes to separate bicycle users from 2000+ pound cars.  Fewer lanes for cars sounds good to me!

 

But muhhhhh war on cars.

I'll say this... I'm a BIG bike lane advocate. I bike to work 3x a week and total probably 50 miles a week on the bike. I'd love to see them on every main and semi-main in Cuyahoga County.

 

However, I get FURIOUS when I'm in traffic and I see a fellow biker blow a red light when no one is coming or fail to obey traffic laws and courtesies. I honestly wouldn't be opposed to a bike registration system. I think the same accountability we give to drivers should be applied to bikers.

I'll say this... I'm a BIG bike lane advocate. I bike to work 3x a week and total probably 50 miles a week on the bike. I'd love to see them on every main and semi-main in Cuyahoga County.

 

However, I get FURIOUS when I'm in traffic and I see a fellow biker blow a red light when no one is coming or fail to obey traffic laws and courtesies. I honestly wouldn't be opposed to a bike registration system. I think the same accountability we give to drivers should be applied to bikers.

 

I was waiting for my bus this morning and saw 7 cars make a right turn from a stop sign without stopping. While on the bus I see many drivers checking their Twitter feeds or whatever they're doing on their phones. 

Under that logic though bikes should also be on the sidewalk.

 

I agree.

 

Though bikes can travel much faster than most scooters. Maybe the distinction should be based on vehicle weight and max speed, rather than arbitrarily banning anything with wheels.

I'll say this... I'm a BIG bike lane advocate. I bike to work 3x a week and total probably 50 miles a week on the bike. I'd love to see them on every main and semi-main in Cuyahoga County.

 

However, I get FURIOUS when I'm in traffic and I see a fellow biker blow a red light when no one is coming or fail to obey traffic laws and courtesies. I honestly wouldn't be opposed to a bike registration system. I think the same accountability we give to drivers should be applied to bikers.

 

I was waiting for my bus this morning and saw 7 cars make a right turn from a stop sign without stopping. While on the bus I see many drivers checking their Twitter feeds or whatever they're doing on their phones.

 

Unless there's a red light or stop sign, I find nearly 100% of drivers don't yield at crosswalks in most American cities.

I'll say this... I'm a BIG bike lane advocate. I bike to work 3x a week and total probably 50 miles a week on the bike. I'd love to see them on every main and semi-main in Cuyahoga County.

 

However, I get FURIOUS when I'm in traffic and I see a fellow biker blow a red light when no one is coming or fail to obey traffic laws and courtesies. I honestly wouldn't be opposed to a bike registration system. I think the same accountability we give to drivers should be applied to bikers.

 

I was waiting for my bus this morning and saw 7 cars make a right turn from a stop sign without stopping. While on the bus I see many drivers checking their Twitter feeds or whatever they're doing on their phones.

 

Unless there's a red light or stop sign, I find nearly 100% of drivers don't yield at crosswalks in most American cities.

 

I purposefully step into the crosswalk and make it clear that I have the right-of-way. This is a practice that will probably get me killed eventually.

Under that logic though bikes should also be on the sidewalk.

 

I agree.

 

Though bikes can travel much faster than most scooters. Maybe the distinction should be based on vehicle weight and max speed, rather than arbitrarily banning anything with wheels.

 

Eh, the Bird scooters go 15 mph. Most people are not biking that fast in the city.

I'll say this... I'm a BIG bike lane advocate. I bike to work 3x a week and total probably 50 miles a week on the bike. I'd love to see them on every main and semi-main in Cuyahoga County.

 

However, I get FURIOUS when I'm in traffic and I see a fellow biker blow a red light when no one is coming or fail to obey traffic laws and courtesies. I honestly wouldn't be opposed to a bike registration system. I think the same accountability we give to drivers should be applied to bikers.

 

I was waiting for my bus this morning and saw 7 cars make a right turn from a stop sign without stopping. While on the bus I see many drivers checking their Twitter feeds or whatever they're doing on their phones.

 

Unless there's a red light or stop sign, I find nearly 100% of drivers don't yield at crosswalks in most American cities.

 

This is true even when there is a stop sign or traffic light.