[LCA2019 Chat] Bikes/scooters to get around Christchurch?

[Marc MERLIN]

On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 09:43:41PM +1300, Steven Sykes wrote:
> Hey Marc,
> 
> For fun, I gave the Lime scooters a go yesterday and I feel they're just 
> something else the media likes to exaggerate on. IMHO, the scooters 
> aren't the problem, it's people doing silly things. I found it quite 
> fun, all you need to do is ease yourself into it until you're 
> comfortable on them.
> 
> See this for interest: 
> https://ccc.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/18-1158098-ITE-Scooter-Pilot-Update-7-11-2019.pdf
> 
> We're not even sure at this point if the scooters will be available come 
> LCA2019 because the permit expires the week before.
> 
> I'm not sure how available regular bikes will be either:
> https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/103429842/christchurch-bike-share-incredibly-disappointed-after-being-ruled-out-of-permanent-gig

Thanks both for the update.

I guess we'll figure it out, worst case there is uber :)

Marc
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