Angry Citizens Fed Up With Sidewalk Scooters Grow Destructive

A wave of electric scooters has hit the streets. So people who hate those annoying sidewalk scooters are just openly setting them on fire and stuff.

For the Birds

Companies like Bird and Lime have worked hard to fill the streets of San Francisco and other cities across America with electric scooters for grown-ups. And it’s so easy to get one, and they seem like a total fun ride.

Just Leave It There

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People can reserve one of these scooters using an app on their smartphone. Once they get one, they can ride it for a minor fee, and when they’re done, they can leave the scooter anywhere.

But that’s one of the many issues that getting everybody riled up.

Growing Resentment

Feelings of resentment over the growing presence of tech corporations by the Southern California coast, which some of the locals dubbed “Silicon Beach,” have increased. But the scooters were supposed to help the city.

Backlash

The scooters were designed to be a cheap and clean-energy transportation alternative, back when they first showed up in Los Angeles.

But the Bird and Lime scooters are experiencing nothing but backlash from the public, particularly on the Westside, where they seem to be more popular.