Armand1@lemmy.world 14 hours 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.
stoy@lemmy.zip 12 hours 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.
Armand1@lemmy.world 10 hours 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.
stoy@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
I thought they were ebikes…
Armand1@lemmy.world 8 hours 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).