I’m no where near the Netherlands but I’m in Oregon and we have all kinds of ebikes and e scooters for rent however, they do often get stolen. I see them in very random places, usually over turned.
I went to Seattle recently and saw they have a similar set up only- their ebikes and escooters were all parked correctly and I didn’t really see them knocked over anywhere. Like maybe one or two but that was it. They were mostly readily available to use and lots of people were using them with no issues.
I’m in Portland, OR and its near impossible to pick one up and just use it. They’re mostly broken, previously stolen, or someone managed to run them dry. They’re also never parked in designated spots.
All I can think is- how is Seattle managing to keep them from getting stolen so often? It was an amazing comparison to see in person.
I mean, both cities have a huge homeless/street people problem that contributes to crime but I think Portland just lets it run wild and Seattle is probably cracking down on it.
I’m no where near the Netherlands but I’m in Oregon and we have all kinds of ebikes and e scooters for rent however, they do often get stolen. I see them in very random places, usually over turned.
I went to Seattle recently and saw they have a similar set up only- their ebikes and escooters were all parked correctly and I didn’t really see them knocked over anywhere. Like maybe one or two but that was it. They were mostly readily available to use and lots of people were using them with no issues.
I’m in Portland, OR and its near impossible to pick one up and just use it. They’re mostly broken, previously stolen, or someone managed to run them dry. They’re also never parked in designated spots.
All I can think is- how is Seattle managing to keep them from getting stolen so often? It was an amazing comparison to see in person.
Could just be it’s part of the local culture.
I mean, both cities have a huge homeless/street people problem that contributes to crime but I think Portland just lets it run wild and Seattle is probably cracking down on it.
I’m also in portland. It’s such a shithole right now. I stick to riding my euc around west of portland, and I always carry a gun nowadays.
We need more shelter space, shelter quality and security, and need to make all camping and loitering illegal and enforce it