Some kinks still need to be worked out.
Thanks to a reader for sending this morning: “blocking an entire lane during morning rush hour on 17th just north of Farragut.”
Moped
Thanks to Rabih for sending this swell parking job from Grant Circle in Petworth.
Thanks to CAH for sending from Manor Park: “And here go! Abandoned scooter blocking alley & sidewalk!”
Photo by Katherine Ward
A lot of chatter about the shared mopeds this weekend. Besides some bad parking and the streetsweeping issue – I really didn’t hear too many issues pop up. (more…)
courtesy revel
From a press release:
“Revel, a shared electric vehicle company, today announced it was granted a permit by DDOT to launch its fleet of all-electric shared mopeds in Washington. Through a close collaboration with the city, the company’s fleet of 400 street-legal Revels will roll out to all of the District’s eight wards starting this weekend. (more…)
Photo by PoPville flickr user Eric Wilfong
From DDOT:
“Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced a four-month demonstration pilot for motor-driven cycles, also known as mopeds, as part of the District’s continued commitment to foster new shared mobility options. (more…)
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I’ve heard from a few folks that their scooters have been pushed over. I saw this one on Saturday. It totally reeked of gasoline. For the scooter riders out there – first of all, respect, I’ve always wanted one for some reason. But back to the point – have your rides gotten pushed over?
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I recognize that they may just be joking but I can’t even accept that anymore. Given what I know and have seen with my own eyes the whole stop snitchin campaign is fracking disgusting. For a dose of snitching reality check out the real deal after the jump.
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Continuing along the transportation theme, let us talk about the moped. A friend of mine had noted how unusual it was to see people riding mopeds in DC. Yet in the rest of the world in metropolitan areas mopeds are quite a common form of transport. So why don’t we see more mopeds on the streets of DC? Is it just not socially acceptable or “cool”? Is DC not congested enough to warrant the use of mopeds? Is gasoline to cheap?