Ridge said most users were being considerate, but the council wanted to repeat messages about riding safely, slowing down as appropriate, using the bell to alert others on the footpath, and parking the scooters safely, upright and not blocking the footpath.īeam had a team of marshals out around the streets swapping batteries, checking on vehicles and moving e-scooters back to popular spots for pickups. “As we expected, we have had some reports of scooters being parked blocking the footpath, but we have seen good responsiveness from the operators in dealing with these concerns.” “It is still early days and people are still getting used to seeing the scooters about, and learning and developing e-scooter etiquette,” Grantham said.Ĭity council senior policy analyst Peter Ridge said the general view was that the roll-out had gone well. Tom Goblin, Kaesahn Healy and Andy Johnson ride their hired e-scooters over Palmerston North's He Ara Kotahi bridge. The one incident police were aware of involved an e-scooter and a vehicle on Broadway Ave, in which the rider suffered a minor injury. Police inspector Ross Grantham said there had been no major events reported to police, “and we would be very keen to keep it that way”. “Key popular spots for trips include Broadway, Main St, The Square, He Ara Kotahi bridge and Cuba St, with late afternoon and early evenings being particularly popular times.”Ĭonquer said plenty of people seemed to be using Beams to travel between the central city and suburban areas, probably for commuting, but a lot of trips started and ended in the same place suggesting recreational use. * Anti-theft devices developed by Beam to stop scooter helmet theftsīeam expansion manager Frederick Conquer said thousands of people had downloaded their mobile app, and each of the purple e-scooters had been hired on average four times a day. * Beam set to vanish from streets of Christchurch as Lime and Flamingo corner the e-scooter market
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