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Rent a scooter gives a new take on public transportation
A greener and cost effective way to transport people is always an important issue. Well this design was entered into the Australian Design Awards competition. It’d be great for heavily trafficked tourist areas or just spots where a lot of people tend to go on foot. After a while, walking can become tiring when you’ve got a long walk. Plus these scooters will get you there slightly faster than they normally would.
The scooters are folded up and placed into the lamp post and then when you want to use them you just take one off of the post. The electric scooters will go 16km/h, which is at least a little faster than on foot. It does raise some questions as to how to prevent theft and vandalism. However, it’s a refreshing new take on public transportation. For safety reasons there will be a supplied helmet that the user must wear when they register to use the system. You would also of course be required to follow any existing cycling and road rules.
Source: SlipperyBrick
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Dan @ EnviroGadget.com Says: March 14, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Sadly I think that vandalism and theft will feature very highly if these were mainstream. It’s a great idea though. You probably could have them in shopping centres or shops, that would reduce issues.
scooters for sale Says: August 24, 2009 at 12:39 am
That is one of the coolest things I have ever seen! Where can we get them in our city?
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