closed #185792
Scooters, Bike-share and Related Issues
E 2nd St & S Ballantine Rd, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
- Case Date:
- 9/27/2023
Theo scooter parked in the middle of the sidewalk on the south west corner of the intersection
Theo scooter parked in the middle of the sidewalk on the south west corner of the intersection
Scooter parked in middle of sidewalk
Scooter blocking the sidewalk. Very loud and unpleasant music playing on the porch.
Out front of the iMechanic shop there is a growing encampment that is taking over the scooter corral and the sidewalk.
I would like to ask the City of Bloomington to begin considering steps to put ordinances, rules, regulations on these Bird Scooters that have infiltrated our city. I have seen almost every person riding in violation of the safety rules the company urges. There have been two people on a scooter, all of them without helmets, and riding on sidewalks/all over campus. They are getting parked on campus bike racks, cluttering up side walks, and generally are unsafe and without any kind of ordinance in place, could only cause potential risk to both car drivers, pedestrians, cyclists etc. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45596449 There are known deaths on these modes of transportation. Indianapolis enacted an ordinance after unsafe crashes had occurred. Bloomington needs to be aware of the risk and make stations for these scooters with agreements on proper use.
I let you know there scooter laying on sidewalk near chocolate mosse
2 Bird scooter, parallel to each other, taking up half of sidewalk, south side Hunter at Woodlawn. The companies want them convenient for pickup? (Could be worse since there is room still to walk