Rent a scooter coming to campus

[srru86]

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Rutgers Implementing Scooters to Help Students Get Around Campus

Though I think most of us on the board where looking for something more like this:

 

[HPNJRUfan]

I don't think I saw it discussed on this board much, but this plan had been "in the mix" for at least a year or so prior to the pandemic.

 

[e5fdny]

Dumb

 

[HPNJRUfan]

Dumb

Why do you feel this way? I disagree.

While I'm unfamiliar with the particulars of the agreement between Veo and Rutgers, investment in "micro mobility" (as well as all other forms of transit) is a worthy venture. I can see these being very popular among students and others.

 

[Knight Shift]

Why do you feel this way? I disagree.

While I'm unfamiliar with the particulars of the agreement between Veo and Rutgers, investment in "micro mobility" (as well as all other forms of transit) is a worthy venture. I can see these being very popular among students and others.

What's wrong with bicycles? Our son took a bike to Rutgers and biked between College Ave and Busch/Livingston.

 

[e5fdny]

Why do you feel this way? I disagree.

While I'm unfamiliar with the particulars of the agreement between Veo and Rutgers, investment in "micro mobility" (as well as all other forms of transit) is a worthy venture. I can see these being very popular among students and others.

What's wrong with bicycles? Our son took a bike to Rutgers and biked between College Ave and Busch/Livingston.

Agree web @Knight Shift here.

Are helmets going to be required?

 

[Knight Shift]

Agree web @Knight Shift here.

Are helmets going to be required?

And will DUI laws apply?
Would have been happier with a bike program like they have in NYC.

 

[Terry_2426]

Lots of cities have a scooter program in place and they've been really successful. This is a solid addition for the school campus life. It'll make getting around campus (and going campus to campus) easier and potentially more accessible. There's nothing wrong with bicycles, but a lot of students already bring their bikes so there's minimal need to partner with someone on that over something like this.

 

[HPNJRUfan]

Honestly I'd prefer bikes myself, which I see this company also offers, as I was not a fan of some of the wrecklessness with scooters that I observed during a trip to Baltimore last year. At the same time, I'd imagine inexperienced bicycle riders would be equally ignorant to the rules of the road.

Again, I'm unfamiliar with the particulars of the plan, but I do know a study or survey was conducted at some level with scooters being the favored option.

I have a colleague who is pretty involved with the (now suspended thanks to covid) bike and scooter share in Asbury Park, I'll have to pick his brain.

 

[srru86]

I don't imagine I'll ever use one. But I can imagine many would. I've seen them in plenty of other B1G college towns.

 

[ashokan]

Honestly I'd prefer bikes myself, which I see this company also offers, as I was not a fan of some of the wrecklessness with scooters that I observed during a trip to Baltimore last year. At the same time, I'd imagine inexperienced bicycle riders would be equally ignorant to the rules of the road.

Again, I'm unfamiliar with the particulars of the plan, but I do know a study or survey was conducted at some level with scooters being the favored option.

I have a colleague who is pretty involved with the (now suspended thanks to covid) bike and scooter share in Asbury Park, I'll have to pick his brain.

I like bikes, but a problem with commuting with them is you can really work-up a sweat. A scooter could keep a rider from getting too manky.

 

[HPNJRUfan]

I like bikes, but a problem with commuting with them is you can really work-up a sweat. A scooter could keep a rider from getting too manky.

Agreed. While at the same time they wouldn't provide the health benefit a bicycle does, it's all a trade off.

I love biking myself - but as a commuter student, if I was running late for class it'd be nice to hop on a scooter and zip across vorhees mall.

 

[robcac26]

What's wrong with bicycles? Our son took a bike to Rutgers and biked between College Ave and Busch/Livingston.

I ride a bike to do errands around town but there's nothing wrong with having more options. As mentioned before, you can work up a sweat while biking, especially if it's hot outside. Also, I once saw a bike get stolen in broad daylight on George Street while riding the EE to Douglass. With this, that is probably less of a concern.

 

[RUevolution36]

while this has the potential for a great leap in mobility around campus during the school day...do you all remember what you were like when you were 18-22? my friends and i were prone to poor decisions, creating mayhem, and generally destructive behavior. this would be really high up on the list of "things that are likely to kill us".

 

[RU85inFla]

Scooters are popular means of transportation on many campuses. The issue is the two displayed make no sense. my son had one at UF where they are popular. They are not at all popular at FSU because the roads are busier. I think Rutgers is worse and more spread out.

The one on the left is not a safe vehicle for the road and shouldn’t be ridden on crowded sidewalks. The one on the right is pretty lightweight for a road vehicle. I’d think if this makes sense you would have seen them all over campus bu now.

 

[e5fdny]

I’ll admit I completely discounted the sweaty factor as the only time I use my bike is to exercise or ride to the beach.

That being said, the safety and liability concerns are real. That’s why I asked about the helmet.

 

[Terry_2426]

The one's on the left are likely what they'll have if I had to guess. Prevent use at night and recommend helmets during use and with all of the bike lanes throughout campus everyone should be fine: https://ipo.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/Maps (2).pdf

 

[koleszar]

College kids and scooters, what could possibly go wrong?

 

[HPNJRUfan]

I get the liability concern, and I'd imagine that's being accounted for.

Busses and professional drivers, what could go wrong?

 

[RU-AGK]

This will last two weeks. Then some kid will get killed in an intersection and the next day the scooters will be nowhere to be found and whoever had the authority to authorize the program will be denouncing it.

Save this post.

 

[G- RUnit]

Not unless you have real bike lanes. Painting the road and putting plastic cones up protects nobody.

 

[Tango Two]

 

[Tango Two]

 

[HPNJRUfan]

Saw quite a few people riding around on scooters yesterday - nice to see that they seem to be catching on.

 

[HeavenUniv.]

Need to paint a lot of red on them, plus the R!!!

 

[HeavenUniv.]

Am I remembering this correctly, but isn’t there a plan to have College Avenue closed to cars at some point?