• Armand1@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    I don’t really see how it’s Lime’s fault that someone rode their bike into someone else. It didn’t malfunction from the sound of it.

    Some compensation from the mother + child would be good, but I don’t know how much money they could even reasonably give.

    More bikes in cities is usually better, but it does come with some risks of you’re acting like a moron. Less than cars but still.

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      7 days ago

      I can see the argument.

      I am a Swede, and will make a comparison to Swedish law, I don’t know if this law is the same in the UK butnit makes sense.

      Here you have a legal requirement to make sure that no unauthorized person is able to drive your car, leaving the keys in the car and walking away is illegal.

      I can see the argument that Lime failed to secure their scooters against use by unauthorized use well enough.

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        7 days ago

        These are pedal bikes no? We have no license needed for those or restrictrions on who can use them that I’m aware of.

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            7 days ago

            Looks like you’re right, though I’m not sure if they are peddle-assist or not. Never used one myself.

            Neither need a license as far as I know (correct me if I’m wrong).