@33MHz@heluecht and I say this as a private owner of a scooter watching all manner of nonsense when it comes to parking and riding safely in an urban environment. It’s unsettling.
@heluecht@33MHz To be fair, the scooter rental market invaded the public infrastructure rather quickly and without much, if any, oversight and now what we have is a mess of micro mobility machines that may interfere with pedestrian and bike safety.
@heluecht@33MHz Sad. Understandably, people think scooter rentals are laissez faire platforms so they just ride and park wherever they like. But then I keep seeing statistics going up around scooter injuries and deaths that are likely preventable.
@heluecht@33MHz I’ve seen scooters knocked over in the street and bike lane alike. It’s strange because designated scooter parking is explained upon starting an account with any major platform.
@heluecht for any insurance to pay for it here, I can go to any doctor who is covered by whatever insurance I have. If I'm unemployed, I don't see a bill if my doctor accepts Medicaid (but I didn't come across a dr who didn't).
@heluecht you don't have any concept of "in network vs out of network" doctors for your insurance? Or anyone in the country who is employed as a doctor can service you and insurance will pay for it?
@heluecht I'm super super happy with the safety net, but now that I have a job my insurance is bad and we found out our pediatrician isn't covered by the insurance. We can't really have different insurance, so we have to have a new doctor (or pay $$$).