Letter to editor: Give Scoter Riders a Break
Nov 26th, 2005 | by Neil Barton | Posted in scooters | Comments Off
Perhaps we will begin to see more sentiment like this from scooter riders pressuring cities to make changes in the way they deal with us. We need designated parking. This will be slow in coming, but over the next 5 years scooters will only become more popular, not less. Cities will begin to hit critical mass, and city officials will begin to react. Unfortunately it will get worse before it gets better. lUnti then just remember, be smart about where you park, getting too many tickets cancels out having a cheap ride. I average about 2 tickets a year in NYC.
Saturday, November 26, 2005; Page A24
I live and work in the District, and I recently purchased a scooter to do my part to conserve gasoline, reduce traffic congestion and free up parking spaces.
I first parked at metered spaces, but after incurring $500 in damages when a car trying to park in the same space hit my scooter, I have been parking on the sidewalk, against the meter and next to bicycles that are also locked to the meter. That is, until the District hit me with a $100 parking ticket and requested towing.
The District could do a better job of encouraging alternate modes of transportation.
CHRISTOPHER P. COWIE
Washington
