On social media, Almaty residents are discussing the reduction of scooter speed since July 6. Now the vehicle does not exceed 15 km/h. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Kursiv LifeStyle found out what future citizens now predict for kick-sharing electric scooters. Most users are confident that this type of transport in the city is becoming a thing of the past. This is already visible: on the streets on a working day, there are objectively fewer scooters than usual.
"I have a feeling that the rental scooter business in our country will gradually go downhill due to new restrictions... It's a pity, scooters were needed to solve the 'last mile' problem, but now walking that mile will be faster," says one Threads user.
Another Almaty resident sarcastically advises all scooter traffic violators to get behind the wheel of a car, so that cars also start being driven off the streets.
At the same time, there is another point of view: Almaty residents will "switch" from kick-sharing scooters to personal ones and will ride at a speed that is comfortable for them, even 30 km/h. However, not everyone believes in this prospect: users ironically note that Almaty residents save even 120 tenge on bus fare, let alone buying a personal scooter.
There are also plenty of those who simply rejoice at the new changes and believe that the city will now become safer. Perhaps now there will be more passengers from among scooter riders on buses.
Recall that now in Almaty, the speed of rental scooters does not exceed 10 km/h on most streets, drops to 6 km/h near schools, kindergartens and hospitals, and increases to 15 km/h on bike paths.
Earlier, Kursiv LifeStyle wrote that from August 25, scooter riders will be banned from moving on sidewalks.