Dan Alaimo wrote:Jim O'Bryan wrote:Dan Alaimo wrote:What is to keep a kid from getting a scooter, maybe for the first time, without any guidance or supervision, go cruising down the street or sidewalk, and crash and fall, hit their head, and injure themselves for life - or worse?
What could go wrong? If it could happen, it will happen, and someone will be hit with a very expensive lawsuit.
Requiring protective gear for these things is not just being a Nanny city, it's taking a defensive posture and maybe saving a young person from themselves.
Dan
First off you need access to both a smart phone and a credit card to use one. They are not cheap.
I can see where people using them for regular transport, work, school, bars, might bring a helmet. But there is also a serendipitous side to scooters. I was on Jury duty and used one to get to Slyman's and back for lunch. I had no helmet, and felt pretty safe. Much easier than a Segway.
In my opinion the scooters and bikes serve two purposes. People sightseeing, and parking/crowd control. Example park downtown at a lot for $5 and take a scooter to the game, instead of paying $25 next to the stadium.
It will be interesting how this experiment ends up. My suriosty takes me to how much are they paying for access to our spaces? AT&T pay nothing for their Uverse Boxes, and together they take up a nice chunk of public owned spaces.
For profit companies should pay.
FWIW
Kids are getting cel phones at younger and younger ages. I suspect the credit card you mention is a credit card number saved to an app. In that case, not much would prevent a kid from obtaining one of their parents, especially for a one-time use.
Dan
Well then, what would you say. Me personally, hope they have insurance, good insurance, as head injuries take a lifetime to overcome.
I think Doris Day summed it up best with...
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