What is your position on e-scooters?

While I personally love the idea of spiriting yourself away on one they are scattered across the town haphazardly. On footpaths often with lights on or being a trip hazard, or just visually attracting attention as if an invisible occupant is afoot and ready to roll onto the road.

Another issue I have is to what extent are they tracking people? People who use them and those who don't? Also do they run on Freedom-respecting Open-Source (FOS) software and hardware, including any apps that are needed to use them? Also how sanitary are they?

I tend to have an issue with "smart" city tech doing the opposite.

#eScooters #roadSafety #smartCity #fos #sanitation #smartDevices