Motorized Scooter Share Program in SoWal?

[James Bentwood]

I really don't want our coastal lakes full of scooters. This will be an instant disaster. We've seen the kind of disgusting things the kids who visit here do. They will think it's hilarious to throw them off bridges or ride them into the lakes.

The batteries will poison the lakes.

 

[SUP Boarder]

Agree. We already have golf carts, eBikes, and OneWheels. Do we really need scooters too?!?

 

[miznotebook]

Didn't the last one fail for lack of bidders?

One company bid the first time and they didn't meet requirements, so the commissioners voted to do a new bid. No one seems to want them but apparently the scooters can't be banned outright thanks to the lobbyists.

 

[UofL]

Sorry to hear this. They were left around everywhere in Louisville. People ride them on sidewalks which is so bad. Ellen

 

[Jim Tucker]

The bike path is dangerous enough now.

 

[Jimmy T]

Yep. They will ride them right off the dock and into western lake at the Grayton boat launch like they do with the rental bikes. I've pulled a lot of bikes out of western lake at that location over the years.

 

[Dawn]

One company bid the first time and they didn't meet requirements, so the commissioners voted to do a new bid. No one seems to want them but apparently the scooters can't be banned outright thanks to the lobbyists.

Thanks for this. Let's hope common sense prevails in DeFuniak Springs.