Also, some cities are banning those pedestrian focused areas. In Austin, they banned ebikes and scooters from our waterfront area that has a 10 mile walkway around it.
I ride scooters in austin, tx every weekend. Its half as cheap as a lyft and there are lots of competitors. Here’s my top two:
1. Bird - cheaper per mile and pretty reliable
2. Lime - often faster than the others, but more expensive and sometimes have minor defects (braking issues, throttle delay, etc)
We used to have both brands on my school's campus. I found the lime app on android to be very buggy (crashing, not letting me park my scooter, etc.), not sure if that has changed.
They fixed the app but it can be slowish to respond if you just pulled it out of your pocket. There was a period of time where I could unlock a scooter, close the app, and get a free ride.
Also, some cities are banning those pedestrian focused areas. In Austin, they banned ebikes and scooters from our waterfront area that has a 10 mile walkway around it.
I ride scooters in austin, tx every weekend. Its half as cheap as a lyft and there are lots of competitors. Here’s my top two:
1. Bird - cheaper per mile and pretty reliable
2. Lime - often faster than the others, but more expensive and sometimes have minor defects (braking issues, throttle delay, etc)