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Europe’s politicians are dEsPeRaTe to tackle e-scooters, why aren’t they bothered by monster SUVs? (www.transportenvironment.org)
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[–] francisco@slrpnk.net -5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Because, as I walk through the city, it is 10x more common to find an e-scooter blocking the sidewalk than an SUV?

Or, maybe, because SUVs do not go at 25kph in walking areas?

I can absolutely agree with this..

to be clear about what’s a real problem, and what’s not. (...) Pick up trucks and monster SUVs are ~~-the-~~ a problem and we need a public debate about those 3-4% biggest cars, the space they claim and the danger they pose.

EDIT: My city has specific, identified and plenty spaces for e-scooters. Either the rental e-scooters break down (too) frequently, or (some of!) the users of those are assholes that abandon them at random.

[–] Konlanx@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

Totally disagree.

It's the SUVs. Imagine how much space for e-scooters there would be if all the SUVs would be gone.

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