Comments on: Bird and Lime Scooters on the BoardWalk, Electric scooter rental service

By: Vince

Vince — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:56:27 +0000

I’m from out of town and as soon as I saw the electric scooters all over the place I knew it was a problem but I never thought I would be getting hit by one at full speed while I was walking with my son on Mission Beach. I’m just glad it was me and not my little guy. My knee got the brunt of it with a large cut and bruise

By: CML

CML — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 05:28:52 +0000

I used to think that the scooter idea was brilliant! But after what was supposed to be a leisurely evening stroll with my service dog along Mission Bay that turned into a stressful dodgeball of constant scooters in order to protect my service dog from being hit, I just don’t see how that can be safe or pleasant for pedestrians anymore. It isn’t a street. It’s a walkway. For safety reasons, we ended up having to use hotel walkways on the way back.

By: Louise Minnell

Louise Minnell — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:40:09 +0000

As a tourist I think they are great but maybe you could have a bike scooter line on the board walk for them

By: Reallygiantmember

Reallygiantmember — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 16:44:09 +0000

NOT annoying. These are too small to be a junk hazard, unless left in a pile – I can only imagine people who are against them come along and tip them over or drag them onto the path or sidewalk. I AM JEALOUS AND I WISH I HAD COME UP WITH THIS BUSINESS IDEA. Actually, it would be nice to see an even more sleek, socially-friendly version soon.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 02:13:37 +0000

The violations are similar to the issues with a small number riding bicycles both rental and personally owned. There is also issues with a small number of pedestrians walking around and not paying attention. There is also people who think the boardwalk is a storage area for chairs beach toys and other junk. It isn’t the scooter or other rental that is the problem. The companies should add on a fee if the scooters or Bicycles are not parked responsibly. The enforcement of the speed limit or the threat of being caught and having to pay a fine works for most honest people. Maybe all the rentals should have a boardwalk speed limit sticker to advise the renter of the potential fine. If you outlaw one type of conveyance rental all rentals would have to be outlawed and that shouldn’t happen since nothing beats cruising the boardwalk and I wouldn’t want visitors to miss the fun.