Eido 3,676 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Hi petits monstres , So today I'm starting this new weekly topic called "What do you think about..." (I'll probably forget about it next week so don't expect anything ). Anyway, I wanted to talk about this new trendy thing that are the electric scooters. In 2018, the utilisation of this kind of transportation has litteraly exploded thanks to Lime and other rent-a-service companies, and thanks to Xiaomi and its M365. While no one has seen this coming I was wondering what you think about it and if you ever tried it. As for as I'm concerned, the first time I heard about was from my bestfriend who tried it with her ex. At first, I was like "what do you want me to do with that? ", but then I tried and I really enjoyed it. I light even buy the new version from xiaomi 'cause it would help me save money from my metro card. Though, there were no laws at that moment so people were like crazy. But rules are starting to be made like in the UK you might even need a license but for some other countries you just can't go really fast and wear a helmet. What do you think? Ps : sorry if I put the topic in the wrong section I was not really sure. 😌 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsches 17,401 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 They have Lime, Tier and Byrd in my city too. I like it. When I'm in a hurry, I can just grab a Scooter and go where I need to go and leave it there. I just don't like that there are 3 different companies. I'm not gonna download all 3 apps. I don't use them very often, but I think its a nice idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 This is beyond a doubt the straightest topic I've ever seen here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eido 3,676 Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, Didymus said: This is beyond a doubt the straightest topic I've ever seen here Hein? Why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Eido said: Hein? Why? Just sentences like this: "In 2018, the utilisation of this kind of transportation has litteraly exploded thanks to Lime and other rent-a-service companies, and thanks to Xiaomi and its M365." I think I experienced an extremely mild form of culture shock when my eyes floated across those words It's just a joke, don't worry. It's just an extremely unusual topic and even conversational tone for this forum (trust me, I've been here forever) and it's amusing me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo 4,293 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I like the idea of them, haven't tried them myself. I remember before the Segway came out, when people were calling it "It", and "insiders" were saying ridiculous things like it would be bigger than the Internet, and cities would be designed around it. And then, the big reveal, and it's just... a really expensive electric scooter. And it never did catch on that much. But now that there are these much cheaper electric scooters, they really do seem to be catching on. Still not gonna be bigger than the Internet. Cities designed around them? Eh. But good fodder for a lot of stupid local news pieces about them, at least. Anyway, easier than bicycles (I think), and more ecologically sound than cars, so a good thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eido 3,676 Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 34 minutes ago, Didymus said: Just sentences like this: "In 2018, the utilisation of this kind of transportation has litteraly exploded thanks to Lime and other rent-a-service companies, and thanks to Xiaomi and its M365." I think I experienced an extremely mild form of culture shock when my eyes floated across those words It's just a joke, don't worry. It's just an extremely unusual topic and even conversational tone for this forum (trust me, I've been here forever) and it's amusing me Hehe sorry I usually don't speak like this but I wanted to sound serious ahah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagz4Gaga 7,278 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I thought this is about Ariana Grande’s manager and I was ready to speak my mind but nvm nostalgia’s for geeks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid 6,755 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I don't live in a city that has them but it would be awesome to ride around the streets here, I'd get one ...ıllıllı c h e r r y c h e r r y b o o m b o o m ıllıllı... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Nook 37,808 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 There are a bunch in Santa Monica, CA I think people are getting annoyed because they are all over the place Uh Red Wine... Convict... Gah Gah... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eido 3,676 Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, Gardevoir said: There are a bunch in Santa Monica, CA I think people are getting annoyed because they are all over the place Yeah it was kind of messy in Paris too. I remember that with my bestfriend we once almost got in a fight to have one because either it was inside a apartment or in the middle of nowhere. But Lime introduced a screen on its last Gen and it shows you where you can park Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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