Lime Scooters

[pete376403]

On the side of the street today. Someone went in hard...

[FJRider]

So . . .


No such thing as work safe?


What about Jesus?



Don't say he's make-believe or I'll set the devils Sister on you.

Was he following the then current health and safety guidelines as laid down by his employer ... was he wearing High-Vis and or or appropriate safety clothing prior to his crucifixion ... ???

It's just a pity ACC wasn't invented then.

[rastuscat]

On the side of the street today. Someone went in hard...

I saw one in Chur Chur yesterday with two Oompah Loompahs riding it. No wonder they break.

This just reinforces my view that there's no such thing as a dangerous vehicle. It's the stupid way people use the vehicle that is the problem.

As with motorcycles and cars et al.

[Voltaire]

As far as I'm aware if you ride a bicycle you are required to wear a helmet and your not supposed to ride them on the footpath.

If you ride a Lime scooter you tick a box to say your wearing a helmet and you are only allowed to ride them on the footpath.

Would be like hiring a car and ticking the box saying I put the seatbelt on.

Yet another overseas company taking advantage of NZ lax laws.

[Voltaire]

I saw a news item on the TV the other night and looked it up.

E-SCOOTER RIDES AND CRASHES, AUCKLAND (OCT-FEB)
• 185,000 riders, nearly 1 million trips
• 23 operations for 21 e-scooter users (19 on Lime scooters)
• Public health costs of $360,557
• Lost income costs of $44,369
• Most common serious crash times were 8am-9am and after 6pm
• Most likely to crash were riders aged 20-29 and 50+
(The cost of electric-scooter related orthopaedic surgery, NZMJ, 30 August)

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12263245

Not heard any comments from JAG,probably as they are perceived as 'green".

I've noticed there is a high adoption rate for 50+....see we can embrace new technology..., and get to check out the new stuff at the hospital too.

How do they get on in other countries where there is more personal responsibility and less Govt 'free' care?

[rastuscat]

How do they get on in other countries where there is more personal responsibility and less Govt 'free' care?

Paris has banned e scooters.

[sidecar bob]

Mark my words, we are only a short time away from someone having a nasty accident possibly resulting in death on one of these machines, you only need to glance at one to work out why.
Some proper sized wheels would go a long way to making them safer.

I got the piss taken out of me for this post late last year.
Funny how things pan out.

[sidecar bob]

As with all vehicles, it's a question of how they are used.

My wife owns her own lekky scooter, uses it as a last mile solution for her work at Chch hospital. She free parks about 2.5 km away, and scoots to work through Hagley Park. She then works all day with people who are always bitching about no parking at the hospital, and the parking tickets they keep getting.

She has good quality shared paths to ride on, and uses her bell to interact with pedestrians. Basically, she doesn't ride like a dick.

I've ridden the CEOs lekky scooter around Rangiora a few times, and the smaller wheels aren't an issue. The back wheel is solid, the front wheel pneumatic, with basic suspension. I expect this is to deal with stones and minor bumps which might stop a solid front wheel.

It's no different to trucks, cars, buses etc. It's not the vehicle, it's how they are operated. Each vehicle has specific risks, most of which can be managed.

Here's one reply that quoted my post & went on to defend them.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I've used them a bit (Lime scooters) including one crosstown trip from work to home when I got stranded at work and couldnt be fucked waiting for a bus. I think they work well enough but they go too fast to be safe in their configuration. The tiny wheels and short wheelbase make them quite twitchy. In my head I was redesigning them with a board about the size of a longboard (skateboard) with wheels that were say 200mm or a bit bigger. They also seem to be quite front heavy whereas if the weight CoG was closer to the middle it would feel better I reckon. I often see people riding them with their knees straight and they are way way better if you stand on it like a skateboard with your knees bent.

They meet a need I reckon and can be quite good fun. I felt very exposed on it without a helmet or gloves though.

[rustys]

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...ful-e-scooters

Imagine if we got this introduced, WTF......

[HenryDorsetCase]

The interesting thing for me is that I didnt realise that Lime scooters were 300 (or 500?)Watts. An e-bike (with bigger wheels, more visibility and better brakes is limited to 250W from memory

[neels]

I've used them a bit (Lime scooters) including one crosstown trip from work to home when I got stranded at work and couldnt be fucked waiting for a bus. I think they work well enough but they go too fast to be safe in their configuration. The tiny wheels and short wheelbase make them quite twitchy. In my head I was redesigning them with a board about the size of a longboard (skateboard) with wheels that were say 200mm or a bit bigger. They also seem to be quite front heavy whereas if the weight CoG was closer to the middle it would feel better I reckon. I often see people riding them with their knees straight and they are way way better if you stand on it like a skateboard with your knees bent.

They meet a need I reckon and can be quite good fun. I felt very exposed on it without a helmet or gloves though.

They're already on to it.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/114...ctric-scooters

[jellywrestler]

I got the piss taken out of me for this post late last year.
Funny how things pan out.

and you must be 18 to use them so what happens also when you're 18, you're allowed in a pub.
go get a skinful first, then ride ride a scooter....

[sidecar bob]

and you must be 18 to use them so what happens also when you're 18, you're allowed in a pub.
go get a skinful first, then ride ride a scooter....

Or when you "hilarious" mate Peter Hickman turns your one off from his phone when youre going flat out & the front wheel almost locks up.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

http://nighthawk.nz/index.php/news/1...s-passing-400k

E-SCOOTER RIDES AND CRASHES, AUCKLAND (OCT-FEB)
• 185,000 riders, nearly 1 million trips
• 23 operations for 21 e-scooter users (19 on Lime scooters)
• Public health costs of $360,557
• Lost income costs of $44,369
• Most common serious crash times were 8am-9am and after 6pm
• Most likely to crash were riders aged 20-29 and 50+