May 16, 20196 yr Maybe Urban Sprawl wasn’t the devil it was made out to be. Density is now more part of the problem than solution
May 16, 20196 yr 16 minutes ago, ajax said: Congestion pricing is coming to NYC and possibly SF, which means fewer cabs and Ubers will be available. https://sf.curbed.com/2019/4/3/18293205/san-francisco-congestion-pricing-traffic-tolls-new-york Won’t the companies just pass on the pricing to the customers?
May 16, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said: Won’t the companies just pass on the pricing to the customers? For sure. It'll be interesting to see how companies apply the congestion toll. First of all, I'm assuming that the city will charge Uber/taxis only for crossing into the congestion zone but no extra toll charge for simply staying in the zone. You have to figure that some rides will start and end in the congestion zone, so no toll will be charged. If they slap a flat $10 to $15 per ride for crossing into the zone, now a short $8 Uber ride is $18 to $23. If they figure out a way to charge all riders who touch the zone (intra and inter-zone), it'll be more spread out. But from my personal experience, nearly all rides start or end downtown, but not both. Either way, higher prices mean lower demand and fewer drivers.
May 18, 20196 yr https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/05/13/scooter-attack-woman-killed-long-beach/A person of interest was arrested after 63-year-old Rosa Manjarrez De Hernandez was beaten and killed in Long Beach by a man who assaulted her using a rental scooter Monday afternoon, authorities said.Officers responded about 12:30 p.m. to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 6400 block of North Obispo Avenue, according to Long Beach Police spokesperson Shaunna
May 18, 20196 yr On 5/15/2019 at 12:17 PM, elfenix said: yup. go to amsterdam. they've got this figured out. Don't forget the free boat rides back and forth across the whatchamathingy. Even got a ramp that drops when you land. It's like being in Saving Private Ryan and not getting shot.
May 18, 20196 yr Really shows the laziness when Amsterdam is more modernized than new Amsterdam. I blame the British. Edited May 18, 20196 yr by Pato del Muerto
May 26, 20196 yr What a fucking mess these rental scooters are in downtown Austin. Idiot people riding them on sidewalks, bike lanes, car lanes, going the wrong way, not stopping at stoplights. The rules of the road don't apply to them at all.
May 26, 20196 yr Almost hit one head-on coming up 8th Street the other day. He was going full speed, the wrong way, in my lane, as a cop stood there and watched. Cop didn't do a damned thing.
May 26, 20196 yr 57 minutes ago, Deej said: Almost hit one head-on coming up 8th Street the other day. He was going full speed, the wrong way, in my lane, as a cop stood there and watched. Cop didn't do a damned thing. You should have run him over. Should have also done something to the guy on the scooter.
May 26, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Deej said: Almost hit one head-on coming up 8th Street the other day. He was going full speed, the wrong way, in my lane, as a cop stood there and watched. Cop didn't do a damned thing. One or both may have been in a Stubbs meat coma.
May 26, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Deej said: Almost hit one head-on coming up 8th Street the other day. He was going full speed, the wrong way, in my lane, as a cop stood there and watched. Cop didn't do a damned thing. And you’d be bitching if he had done his job and shot him. Sheesh. You can’t have it both ways.
May 26, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, XYZ said: What a fucking mess these rental scooters are in downtown Austin. Idiot people riding them on sidewalks, bike lanes, car lanes, going the wrong way, not stopping at stoplights. The rules of the road don't apply to them at all. Gotdam swarms of motorized gnats.
May 26, 20196 yr Think of all the motorcycle gang movies that can now be remade using escooters. From wild angels and easy rider to akira and dirt bike kid.
May 27, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said: Think of all the motorcycle gang movies that can now be remade using escooters. From wild angels and easy rider to akira and dirt bike kid. Every Which Way But Loose will take on entirely new meaning.
May 27, 20196 yr Say what you will about them---but if there are legit concerns about them riding on sidewalks and/or not obeying rules of the road when riding in vehicular lanes, and they do not contain professional drivers in the front seat, and you are largely in control of the motorized vehicle at all times...what about those things says, "Yes, we shall treat them like other taxi cabs!" ???
May 27, 20196 yr On 5/17/2019 at 8:37 PM, Brothahorn said: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/05/13/scooter-attack-woman-killed-long-beach/ A person of interest was arrested after 63-year-old Rosa Manjarrez De Hernandez was beaten and killed in Long Beach by a man who assaulted her using a rental scooter Monday afternoon, authorities said. Officers responded about 12:30 p.m. to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 6400 block of North Obispo Avenue, according to Long Beach Police spokesperson Shaunna Think I will have to add "bludgeon annoying e-scooter rider to death with his own scooter" to my bucket list.
May 28, 20196 yr I did indeed watch with the sound off. She got a kickin' body. That's all I got from that video.
May 30, 20196 yr On 5/27/2019 at 11:17 PM, Lhorn said: I did indeed watch with the sound off. She got a kickin' body. That's all I got from that video. That's all that was necessary, and you ain't kiddin. Wow. Apparently she has a website with a lot of NSFW pictures. piperblush.com . I didn't actually go there, being in a NSFW environment currently. But you all can go do what you must.
May 30, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, High Plains Drifter said: I'd scoot on her e. or something. that scooter is not the only thing electric that she likes to ride - just sayin'
June 1, 20196 yr 48 minutes ago, wood said: Someone piled a bunch of 'em up downtown last night & set 'em on fire lol... I want to shake that man's hand.
June 2, 20196 yr On 5/30/2019 at 1:52 PM, Wally Fairway said: that scooter is not the only thing electric that she likes to ride - just sayin' She's gonna have the buyer's remorse https://www.amazon.com/LoveBotz-Super-Sex-Scooter/dp/B00HYMYYFE
June 2, 20196 yr Turns out it was a truck full of scooters that were being charged ... one of those pickups that goes around picking them up and redistributing them. https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/truck-full-of-scooters-catches-fire-in-downtown-austin/269-a17ee2cc-ecf9-4c59-b167-783f05f01d5a
June 2, 20196 yr I saw a few of these idiots on the downtown interstate in Atlanta last week. Mind bottling.
June 2, 20196 yr Can’t wait ! (not really) Swedish-Based Company Seeks to Launch Pogo Sticks in SF as E-Scooter Alternative https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Swedish-Based-Company-Seeks-to-Launch-Pogo-Sticks-as-E-Scooter-Alternative-510701691.html%3famp=y Edited June 2, 20196 yr by EuroHorn
June 2, 20196 yr 52 minutes ago, EuroHorn said: Can’t wait ! (not really) Swedish-Based Company Seeks to Launch Pogo Sticks in SF as E-Scooter Alternative https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Swedish-Based-Company-Seeks-to-Launch-Pogo-Sticks-as-E-Scooter-Alternative-510701691.html%3famp=y It'll never work. Can't ride it one-handed. How will the derps figure out where they're without looking at their phones constantly?
June 2, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, EuroHorn said: Can’t wait ! (not really) Swedish-Based Company Seeks to Launch Pogo Sticks in SF as E-Scooter Alternative https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Swedish-Based-Company-Seeks-to-Launch-Pogo-Sticks-as-E-Scooter-Alternative-510701691.html%3famp=y I have an idea. Rentable hula hoops. $1 to unlock and you can hula during your walk to work. It'll be fun and you'll get there faster than the idiots on the pogo sticks. I wonder if Piper Blush will try to pogo.
June 2, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, ajax said: I wonder if Piper Blush will try to pogo. SHe'd break her ribs.
June 3, 20196 yr Some idiots charging scooters with generators in the back of their truck, and one of the generators caught fire. Most people take them home to charge.
June 3, 20196 yr Went to San Diego over Memorial Day weekend and those damn scooters and red bicycles have taken over downtown street corner there too.
June 3, 20196 yr On 6/2/2019 at 2:18 PM, Beau Vine said: SHe'd break her ribs. he didn't say carlos correa
June 3, 20196 yr A few years back I was behind a suburban towing a ski boat southbound on 360 near Lakewood. Except the boat was on fire. It was on fire for a good mile or so before they realized it, and pulled off into the median. Which then caught the grass on fire. This one is more satisfying, I think.
June 3, 20196 yr What do you call a burning truck full of e-scooters in downtown Austin? A good start
June 4, 20196 yr 15 hours ago, Judge Roybeanbag said: A few years back I was behind a suburban towing a ski boat southbound on 360 near Lakewood. Except the boat was on fire. It was on fire for a good mile or so before they realized it, and pulled off into the median. Which then caught the grass on fire. This one is more satisfying, I think. A few years back in Idaho a tourist driving an RV with a car in tow through the winding mountain highway didn’t notice when said car got a flat. Eventually the tire shredded off and the wheel began to send out a shower of sparks, which set fires all along the road. Cars following the RV could not get around to warn the clueless driver for many miles. When he eventually stopped, there were several forest fires going in his wake... with hundreds of firefighters trying to contain the blazes. Supposedly a state agency afterwards sent the numbnut tourist a seven figure bill for damages & firefighting expenses.
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