The War on Bird Scooters

[@EddyBurback]

guys WATCH the video before you give your take on it. the amount of comments i see that are uninformed on info/opinions that are stated in the video are way too high

[@ajpoopfucker]

Shut up

[@gangswagster]

Shut the f*ck up dude

[@DJMstopmotion]

@Eddy Burback I've been watching your stuff for like a year, and although I always love your stuff this was a personal fav. I'd love to see more videos like this that discuss intersections between social media (like the burning accounts) and public policy, old media, etc. I think you're really well positioned to talk about that stuff and I love that you kept the nuance and didn't commit to one viewpoint. Keep up the good work my guy!

[@bentleycomputer2324]

I am a Bird naysayer, they dropped a bunch in my city unregulated. I was worried when I started the video, but i agree with your conclusion. Now I would like to see a picture of you a a cute Turd Helmet.

[@JeffTheJanitor]

Also, the rent is too damn high.

[@nerdcity]

Regulators are scrambling to deal with The Boys.

[@johnjohn7261]

John

[@goldfish2729]

@@johnjohn7261 lasagna

[@B_elise97]

Can’t regulate da Boys

[@bibbidi4616]

Hi bby

[@bibbidi4616]

Love you 😘

[@SvenJohnsonBestYoutuber]

How am i supposed to enjoy a scoot with the boys and feel the wind in my hair if I'm wearing a helmet though?

[@mostazezo]

Sven Johnson hairmet: a hairy helmet

[@Rallosz]

To be fair, not even cyclists wear a helmet. Another problem is that "bike lanes" are right next to moving traffic which is why there are virtually no cyclists actively riding in LA. It's just not safe. So by forcing everyone to ride in the unsafe bike lane, you're reducing the green commuters. The city needs to start implementing safer/separated bike lanes for greener commuting.

[@dohnuts7637]

Don’t you also appear in Gus Johnson’s videos

[@jamesbutler2309]

@@dohnuts7637 bro thats his husband didnt you notice they have the same last name

[@olz33]

the moth vid proves that you're very much accustomed to wearing helmets in dangerous situations

[@KratosNotKratos]

"Whats more important, your safety or my fun?" Oh Eddie, if only you could've seen how much this question would piss you off just 1 year later.

[@devons.3481]

aaahahahahaha omg i hadn't thought about that particular parallel but that's hilarious

[@rowcookie3925]

Wait I don’t get it can you explain

[@rowcookie3925]

Sorry I know I’m a little late to the party

[@KratosNotKratos]

@@rowcookie3925 in the video he something like that and then the next year Covid happened.

[@rowcookie3925]

@@KratosNotKratos Damn that was fast but ty I get it now

[@drewisgooden]

Great video Edward

[@fadingimperfection]

Drew Gooden is... one of the scooting Burback boys?

[@bonerpoop3160]

ha ha drew Gooden said “great video edward” & ha 8=========> ---------

[@grimmgoosegoose216]

Drew gooden scoots with the bois heard

[@brandonisaacs631]

Hey drew. You're pretty okay man.

[@m1chaela]

where’s the collab??

[@laude1]

> wants to stay anonymous > camera proceeds to show very identifiable leg tattoos LOL

[@Gojeto346]

not if he gets a bunch of people to get the same leg tattoos and exclaim I am Spartacus, works everytime

[@Sum1BetrThanU1]

We need some reddit sleuths

[@fakename287]

@@Sum1BetrThanU1 *4chan sleuths Last time Reddit try to be sleuths, they got a some poor sap killed by terrorists

[@Sodier402]

Fake Name if we’re both thinking of the same guy, he actually committed suicide before being accused of being responsible for the Boston Bombing

[@BRobMorris]

"brah don't show my face, show my baller tatts though"

[@dragankeeshof6598]

I can't believe they put copyright on the sound of a leafblower. smh

[@noblepossum2991]

You're kidding right?

[@ic3mancometh239]

@@noblepossum2991 the joke Your head

[@layne1262]

@Esther Abe whooooosh

[@marcogonzales7070]

@@noblepossum2991 the joke is that the most used reason for excluding audio is copyrighted music, but he removed the audio because of the leaf blower.

[@mittobandmaybeothers414]

@@marcogonzales7070 Or maybe because leaf blowers are loud and the wall of sound ruined the clip. Just don't jump to conclusions man.

[@eminempreg]

My favorite thing is finding bird scooters abandoned in woodsy areas like a cryptid

[@linseyspolidoro5122]

Across the street from my house there was like a lime bike graveyard because there were always a bunch of abandoned lime bikes but like half of them would be partially disassembled with like no wheels or no handlebars. And I’d also see ones that were clearly at one point lime bikes but they had taken parts of them off and painted over or scratched out the logo. So I think there was some weird scheme going on where people would sell or scrap the parts for money or try resell them and that’s just really funny to me.

[@yeetman8077]

yeah, i dont see why someone wouldnt just steal an electric scooter for the battery

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@linseyspolidoro5122 I mean that makes sense, they’re loose, unregulated electric scooters for anyone to steal 😂

[@richard4159]

theres a lime bike out on a buoy in north seattle

[@breannasmith5742]

My local train station was out of the trial area when they came to our city. Someone took it on the train and when they got to the station realised it didn't work and left it. It sat on the end of the platform for a week

[@dcdanger7597]

Walks into bank “I love innovating with the law” Pulls out gun

[@sci_pain3409]

“time to innovate with the law” *shoots hostage*

[@Marksman-vn1rm]

"Lets innovate two more laws" runs a red light and evades the cops

[@sci_pain3409]

“time to innovate with the geneva convention” *launches atom bomb*

[@Marksman-vn1rm]

"Time to innovate the world" Reforms the USSR and axis Germany resurrects Stalin and hitler combines both and takes over the world

[@UofMMan357]

Well if I put my lawyer hat on, I guess thats still illegal

[@robmckennie4203]

if anyone asks me why there's a gap in my resume from when i was in jail, definitely going to say i was innovating on the legislative side

[@skylar5790]

1:12 yeah cant have UMG copyright claiming the leafblower sound (they would do it)

[@michaelhaydenbell]

LOL!!!!!!!!!

[@NakeyJakey]

I’m one of those “boys” hehe 😜

[@EddyBurback]

that’s exactly what one of my boys would say 🙈😜🇺🇸💦💥

[@edog1o163]

can i be part of the "boys"?

[@bonerpoop3160]

what does your poop smell like

[@angelw7512]

@@bonerpoop3160 what the fuck hahaha

[@thomasdowsett8368]

NakeyJakey please post, we miss you, you hot boy 🤘🏻🍑💓

[@thebonk_]

this is such an issue currently in italy for blind people especially, because they’re designed in such a way that their walking sticks can’t sense them. blind people trip over them constantly on the sidewalk, because people just dump them after reaching their destination. it’s terrible.

[@AbyssalSkum-gd5ly]

Why aren’t there drop off stations? Did the companies not think of that?

[@boostar4763]

@@AbyssalSkum-gd5ly they clearly are more concerned about getting them out there and putting money in their pockets as they already shown with completely skipping working with the city and its laws and infrastructure

[@jordanw9377]

A homeless man in my neighborhood in DTLA rigged a bird to push his shopping cart. It's so beautiful.

[@orchdork775]

That's amazing. He's a true innovator. Seriously, though haha

[@hystericallover5989]

holy shit

[@BasedNeptune]

Thank you for this comment

[@alyxskyler]

P-photo? 🥺🙏💕

[@tomservo5007]

praise a guy who stole a shopping cart and a scooter. Will you praise this guy when he steals your bike?

[@bennyh5007]

dont care what anyone says catch me flexing on the local preteen hooligans with my eco-friendly bitchmobile

[@cranberryjuice305]

Bennett M gonna go purchase my own personal eco-friendly bichmobile just from seeing this comment

[@imblayck]

*eco-friendly bitchmobile*

[@aidanpowell9143]

blake hebert the greatest set of words I've ever seen.

[@SirHouseFly]

nothin eco-friendly about dropping a metric fuck-ton of lithium on the streets bc its more convenient than walking

[@nbow51]

SirHouseFly it is eco friendly because in the long term making that litium has less emission than a car plus it's emissions. Not to mention the advancements being made in battery and renewable energy technogy. We're quickly moving away from lithium with things like graphine. Also electricity created through wave , wind, water, and solar is far cleaner than refining gasoline from oil. It's actually hilarious that people still have the mindset you have. We have to move toward cleaner energy and transportation or we will face harsher consequences than we already are facing. We have less than 20 years to make massive changes and seeing how we refuse to accept reality and even regress in countries like the U.S. makes it seem like we aren't going to make those changes and will probably end up facing similar ecological disasters that we've read about in history books. It needs to stop where we only think about ourselves and right now, we need to think about the future and the people who live in that future.

[@snowbeast4463]

They seem convenient and eco-friendly but also kind of littering. Leaving them in the middle of the street could be really bad for the blind or wheelchair users.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Especially with how clearly nobody is watching out for pedestrians. I’m terrified for all the people getting knock over who’ll break something.

[@j.r.3625]

They aren't really eco-frindly. 1. They have to be picked up at nigth to load their battery usually by a car and often underpaid workers. 2. Most of the electricity used for loading those batterys is not from renewable Energy. 3. The Batterys at some stop working and then the whole Scooter is thrown away because it is cheaper to produce a new one than to build on were you could exchange the battery.

[@project-gladiator]

If you want to be eco friendo y, get a bycicle

[@charlotte2845]

This is true, they’re basically litter, the process for manufacturing them must be super resource intensive then they do probably just throw them away when they break or the battery dies

[@spoofbaby]

Yeah, it's pretty bold of Eddy to assume that the same people who dump the scooters on city sidewalks without regard to whether they block sidewalks/ramps will be responsible enough to dispose of the scooters responsibly at the end of their usefulness.

[@PraxiPlays]

This isn’t the Birdemic I was expecting

[@StraveTube]

James Nguyen lied to me.

[@notalakelurk]

Should have expected a batdemic.

[@inspectorroy3096]

Don’t ever bring up that movie. The birds are terrifying

[@JakeCuster]

You know ethics are out the window when someone named “Turd Guy” is the hero in the situation

[@boxmeister3059]

FUCK YEAH DUDDEEE!!!

[@poppyseed5270]

The fact that that guy went "excuse me, excuse me" because he expecred the pedestrians to get out of his way... What a psycho

[@mythios23]

The only bird I like is a Well Dressed one

[@0bread286]

@@zop4069 How dare you quote that evil man. Well Dressed bird is the best.

[@fedos]

"He wants to remain anonymous, so we focused the camera on his distinctive leg tattoo."

[@misterjt961]

when I was in Marseilles my friend and I rode Lime scooters and locals resorted to cutting brake lines on some scooters and I didnt realize this on my first ride so I wiped out going 30mph on a hill with no guard rails to a 40' drop to the ocean. even with a helmet I would've died pretty horribly but got away with a ruined pair of jeans.

[@missbraindamage]

Jesus christ. That is fucked up

[@Jack-qu3qz]

@@missbraindamage indeed. That is f*cked up

[@meowcat280]

Why would you destroy them like that. I understand destroying them, but rip them in half, don't cut the brake line so that some poor person gets f****** killed.

[@kohlcooke8789]

Brody smith I totally agree. There’s a difference between getting frustrated and stopping people from using it and attempted murder Jesus.

[@rebeccat7912]

Omg, reading this gave me fuckin chills. I'm so glad you're okay!

[@nietts]

As someone in a country that doesn't have this service, I find the idea of heaps of people zooming around the city on scooters really fkn funny

[@maddibesaddi]

yeah I'm in the US but i didnt know that this was an issue omg lol

[@arifaith8588]

I live in a smaller city in America and have never seen this. I think that it’s only in the larger places.

[@shadypalmtree2989]

@@arifaith8588 I live in NYC and didnt know electric scooters were a thing until I went to DC. I tried them and they were so much fun. They wouldn't work here though. Way too many people on the sidewalks and the drivers and cyclists are absolutely insane when it comes to obeying traffic laws

[@Bananachan289]

Scifi Poet same

[@paolagutierrez7044]

@@shadypalmtree2989 I also live in NYC and was so hyped to try the Lime and Bird scooters out in San Antonio, Texas when I visited this past month. It seemed pretty efficient there, even though the crosswalks were completely congested with people. I didn't crash into any one and people even tended to move out of the way for me, like they would if I were walking or riding a bike. I'm not going to say that because it worked in SA that it will work here (there's no place quite like NYC and our ill-tempered people), but I won't object to the city wanting to deploy a handful of these around the boroughs and trying it out. Perhaps closer to the Central Park area and wherever there are Citibike stations.

[@nathaneckman2607]

Eddy “With the Boys” Burback

[@Madij1990]

I go to OSU, and a big issue with them here is people getting on them when they’re drunk. Also, with people leaving them in the middle of the sidewalk they become hazardous to people who have a disability.

[@ClayChapman0]

*Creator of Bird Graveyard wants to remain anonymous by hiding his face* *Creator of Bird Graveyard also shows his unique, easily identifiable tattoos on television* Honestly didn't expect anything, but I'm still disappointed by his stupidity

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

that's like pornstars who won't show their face but have no problem showing their tattoos...

[@that-one-guyfrom-that-one-1239]

No...Nobody's focusing on a pornstar's tattoos.

[@martijnp]

Tattoos are a lot less identifying than a straight up face, people don't just randomly inspect the tattoos and then start comparing every single person they come across. A face is much easier to identify

[@joebrunton2682]

@@martijnp true but the guys point is that if you wanna stay anonymous don't show your fucking leg tats lmao. Might be less identifying but they even said what area this dudes from.

[@NotApplicable2874]

Important note: The brakes on the scooters are very weak, compared to bicycles (rim or discs). So it's incredibly difficult to stop and slow down.

[@hasoonnine]

I almost ran over a dog because of that and had to deal with to middle aged woman shouting at me

[@redwolfa9133]

Some do in fact have disk brake I own one and at 15 mph if you pulled the brake you might go flying over the handlebars

[@ak-zm3ll]

Just use your feet, they're an inch off the ground

[@SouthernOregonOrgani]

Spin scooters stop pretty fast tho

[@missbraindamage]

This is so untrue, as someone who rents Spin, Lime, and Bird scooters all the time. 😂

[@amccfischer]

My city up in Canada has some positive things to say about Lime scooters. They have talked a lot about "the last kilometer problem". This is a major reason why people do not use public transit; it just leaves people too far from their work (or wherever they need to go). A cheap ride on a scooter could make it a lot easier to be environmentally friendly by using public transit.

[@rollapoid]

thats what i want to use them for, but i think the scooters in my area have a radius of range and stop working once take them into a different city :(

[@KateSynd]

I don't think anyone loves anything as much as Ed loves his boys

[@Romanticoutlaw]

relationship goals: get you a man who talks about you the way Eddy talks about The Boys

[@colinmcwilliams6640]

I like to think back to a year ago when this was all we had to worry about

[@abc123easyasme1]

Wow, I was really ill-informed on the logistics of scooters in urban areas. This was genuinely informative and not something I would expected to ever have knowledge of. Thanks.

[@Mylo8328]

I had never heard of these before so when I saw the notification I just thought you really hated birds riding scooters

[@ButtermilkCS]

Sydney Maranda I have a crippling addiction to pornography

[@ButtermilkCS]

Skor Skoert yes!

[@Mylo8328]

@@ButtermilkCS thats unfortunate, better luck next time

[@femcelgirlfren]

ME TOO LMAO

[@idontusenumbers]

You can't say "it's a company's property" when they deliberately abandoned it on public property.

[@DeathnoteBB]

Yeah exactly. It’s basically trash lol. Burning it is deffo bad for the environment, but if they’re trashing the things safely, who cares. It’s literally unregulated. If I went out and put a scooter on every street corner, and then tried to sue when people messed with them, I’m pretty sure most lawyers would just go “I mean what did you expect to happen?” Regulations are there for a reason.

[@imanoob3004]

it still is since they made it and the people riding havent bought it and are just borrowing it

[@idontusenumbers]

@@imanoob3004 with that logic, all the garbage I deliberately threw out that is now in a landfill and still my property, along with all the other garbage being other people's property.

[@idontusenumbers]

@Elite Gaming Public property isn't everyone's free storage space.

[@blakem2902]

But they are making money off of it

[@guro2466]

These scooters literally showed up just a couple of weeks a go here in Oslo too ! When Uber came to Norway, taxi-services without permits was already illegal, so Uber kinda existed but was illegal for a while. And police really slammed down on it too. Which was hilarious cause it meant that if you were taking an uber to a nightclub or something, you had to pretend to be sweet friends with the uber driver so if police saw you they'd think you knew each other from before. Also it meant that when you were to get out of the car you had to get out and away as fast as possible in case there was a patroling policecar nearby, and the drivers just sped off as fast as they could. I mean, it was kinda funny for us who just wanted to get to the club for cheap, but it was also really shitty for the drivers who got busted. And even if you werent busted, you had to work with the constant fright that you might, so probably for the better that Uber decided to shut down services in Norway... Wonder whats gonna happen if we ban the scooters, like you'll be riding down the street then have to throw the scooter in a bush if you see police. Pretend that it wasnt you...

[@voidofspaceandtime4684]

sounds like a really shit way to ban something. what is norway doing? Couldn't they have contacted Uber since it was straight up illegal instead of waiting on them to respond?

[@zeffery101]

I mean if you're gonna be sweet friends with a stranger, its gonna be in Norway.

[@boochandryan8055]

But you can't ban scooters. They're too flink.

[@bigal2643]

The scooters just amplify the problems that Cyclists have been dealing with for years. Sidewalks are off limits, but the roadways are usually not safe either.

[@alfredo42o]

Big Al roads really can be safe you just have to know how to ride

[@kirbymilton9446]

@@alfredo42o idk in my experience even if you know the rules, you can't assume drivers do. I get almost run over by drivers who aren't paying attention on a daily basis. Drivers have no regard for cyclists it's absurd

[@alfredo42o]

Rosalie Milton In my own experience from riding on the street and sidewalk, the only real thing to worry about is the crosswalks. I couldn’t imagine a situation where going in a straight line down the road would be a problem, and if it is then I feel bad for you. Crosswalks and stoplights are the most common places for accidents to happen, for cars or bikes. I always watch before I cross even if it’s green. That being said, If your roads aren’t setup for biking thats unfortunate and definitely changes things.

[@trystenryder]

@@alfredo42o believe me buddy it's a problem. It's not as easy as "follow the road rules" because following road rules often almost gets you ran over because drivers just don't look out for bikers.

[@alfredo42o]

trystanallen2 I would really like to see the statistics for bike related accidents in your area, it seems to be a real problem. How often do bikers get hit? How densely populated is your area? A lot of factors go into bicycle safety, the main one being how many people are driving. In my area (Bloomington, Indiana) bike accidents are fairly low, we have a bike/walking path going diagonally through most of downtown as well as a bike lane in almost every road. I can imagine in a city without these it would be very dangerous, especially if you ride slow

[@defcom-zc4hy]

4:33 The awkward crossing of the dudes arms like he doesn’t know what to do with them is... well awkward. He tries to look professional and cool but just falls flat.

[@thekawaiicripple]

An even bigger problem that gets forgotten is how they affected accessibility. I can’t even begin to tell you the number of times the curb cuts so I can get on the sidewalk with my wheelchair is commonly completely blocked by tons of scooters park there. They also make it really hard to use the sidewalk when I’m in a wheelchair and there’s all these people just zooming around. A lot of people aren’t considerate of this fact

[@wishing4nuclearwinter]

As a wheelchair user these are a nightmare because people leave them in the middle of the sidewalk, forcing us to either go into the street to go around, ask a passerby to move it, or simply turn around (we have places to be too!)

[@koffeebat3808]

I've seen guid dogs really struggling, they stop and don't really know how to get their owner around them

[@Mister_Phafanapolis]

TBF I feel the same way about people in wheelchairs

[@wishing4nuclearwinter]

@@Mister_Phafanapolis i can only hope 😌

[@pierogiwitch]

i came here to say this, as someone who uses a cane... they are impossible to move when out of service too. i wish they'd go away.

[@darbypea2223]

I wad just leaving a comment about that. They are a danger

[@opaqueentity]

Interesting you didn't mention the being dumped element much esp as one of the early video clips showed it. If these bikes were put in organised legit places and not just dumped everywhere they would be much more accepted. Nice to see these are things that happen wherever in the world you are

[@teppi5119]

The CEO of Bird doesn’t know what to do with his hands.

[@moth5655]

They were just released in my city like a few weeks ago, I’m in Canada- what the hell is gonna happen to them when it snows in a month?

[@TheJzsteven]

They could put them in a box or some shit like a garage that fits a scooter problem solved I win bye bye

[@TheCoroboCorner]

J 6footunder those last 6 words you just typed just lowered your iq by 100 points

[@snailenthusiast4915]

They’re water proof cuz... yknow... rain exists... everywhere

[@marredcheese]

It's been 5 months. What actually happened?

[@TheRatike]

I’m in Minnesota and once it started to get cold here they all just.. disappeared. I’m guessing they’re in storage until it warms up again but one day they were everywhere and the next day, they were gone

[@Claire-lu8hf]

I know I’m late but living in a college town, I see people drunk driving on these scooters all the time. It’s so incredibly dangerous for anyone who’s around them around

[@ddsjgvk]

Then get away from them.

[@matthewbe2thiccbeswick121]

It’s fun to watch full-grown adults pushover scooters like their a kid thinking they’re picking a fight with a biker gang

[@aidan8473]

Can we. Please can we have more bike lanes. Just in general.

[@jacquesmoody7904]

Yes.

[@SomethingAbstract]

More car lanes.

[@Crlarl]

More bike lanes especially more _protected_ bike lanes.

[@maddiewhatever441]

We have bike lanes in my city, but the problem is that people just don't stop at stop lights.

[@yagottapaythetrolltoll3127]

IKR sometimes they just end randomly, sometimes people drive in them, and sometimes they’re not there.

[@conlanchastain3708]

I actually really like these. I went to a smaller college in a pretty small town and it was so fun to go ride around all the time. Not even to get from one place to another. Just fun to go ride around when there was nothing else to do at midnight. It sucks people have to act like idiots with them and break them, trash stuff, and leave them in bad spots.

[@GypsyxDarling]

"I have only two options if I don't have a car, use a car or use a car" Eddie have you never heard of bicycles

[@r.p.4756]

Or just, you know, walking.

[@DF-mw1sh]

@@r.p.4756 walking a couple miles is not good if you have a schedule or in the hot sun

[@emilyb.8219]

@@r.p.4756 Yall ever tried walking farther than a block while carrying a couple bags of groceries? I've had to and it sucks hella ass. I thought my arms would snap off.

[@r.p.4756]

@@emilyb.8219 yeah I do that about 3 times a week. it does kinda suck I guess

[@RabidlyTaboo]

@@r.p.4756 dude do 1 big trip wtf is wrong with you.

[@Artofizanagi]

I usually hate that shirt on people but it looks mighty fine on Eddy.

[@nikikkoakaalpacallama]

Amen

[@Mothe_Bones]

4:03 I love how the range for the go bike is "until you drop"

[@fannynordgren9430]

One very important aspect of this thing is how it changes the cityscape for the extreme worse for people who for example are blind or use wheelchairs. These scooters are parked everywhere, like in the middle of a sidewalk, and that could just as well be a concrete wall for someone who can't see what's in the way or isn't physically able to move the scooter out of their path/get around it. Also, the lifespan of a scooter really is quite low (not counting all the people burning them) so potentially, it's not very environmental friendly. (mashable.com/article/escooter-lifespan-shared-new-models/?europe=true)

[@theycallmemagic]

I'm disabled and don't have a car, I rely on birds to get me to work :\

[@thomascoysh4114]

I'm blind, and I'm fine with their use as long as they aren't parked in the middle of the pavement.

[@andrejzlall]

Sidewalks should be much less cluttered with shit.

[@jade-lp2ck]

i dont know how it is in other cities, but i live in Tacoma which was one of the handful of cities who got the scooters, and i feel like the scooters highly benefit people who are blind/ people who use wheelchairs. Lime and Bird have people called Chargers who charge the scooters everyday and are paid to place the scooters in places that wont get in the way of people walking, and i usually never see a scooter in anyones way, but if i do (very rare), i move it out of the way. Tacoma even did construction on every curb next to the main roads and some backroads into ramps to prevent people on scooters from falling, which is something i feel really benefits the disabled. again, i dont know about every city, but at least mine is trying to take steps in the right direction

[@brocowsci]

@@jade-lp2ck it was a complete mess in dallas, fuck those scooters

[@NamelessAidan]

The roads in the US are just really outdated when it comes to... everything really, but honestly especially when it comes to alternative transportation. There's nowhere reasonable for scooters to go. I don't even feel safe riding a bike on the street because of how psycho drivers are, much less a scooter. It's a vicious combo of bad drivers and structure problems.

[@genno3714]

Riding a bike in TX, other than austin maybe, is almost impossible.

[@hasoonnine]

I remember I once borrowed my friends scooter so that I can bring food home and I almost ran over a dog, I didn't realise how terrible the braking is on them, bikes are much safer than these machines.

[@jakeryan152]

In the Bethany Beach/ocean city area it is very safe for bikes/scooters since they are rented out for tourists every where

[@KassiusCalix]

Most towns and cities in my area don't have bike lanes. Even the bigger cities barely have them.

[@Bingo-Bungo]

@@genno3714 Honestly even biking in Austin is almost impossible. The roads are cracked and barely maintained, and the bike lanes either don't exist, or are filled with parked cars and trash cans. This whole state is incredibly hostile to anyone not in a car.

[@ianrulesminecraft]

One guy wanted to buy a scooter I rented and I had to spend 20 minutes explaining to him what bird was

[@GamesFromSpace]

"It's a rental."

[@juliecool]

should have just sold it to him

[@isaiahbridges7442]

Dumb. Should've sold it to him

[@wastelanderone]

next time sell him a bridge too

[@Marcie_Parkie]

If the scooters dont go faster than the average cyclist I dont see why people couldnt just follow the bike rules. In the Netherlands it would work really well because we have enough bike lanes

[@DriscolDevil]

Can't speak for California, but where I have lived it seems like most bikers don't even follow the rules and use those lanes. I think there is just a cultural difference that is hard to explain.

[@chrisol0119]

Or people can just buy a bicycle, which is free to use and doesn't require a drivers license

[@DriscolDevil]

@@chrisol0119 yeah, just buy a bike. Why would anyone ever use public transportation instead of just buying a bike? Why do people use busses either? Just buy a car. Wow, talk about being out of touch.

[@chrisol0119]

@@DriscolDevil How about you try to explain what makes scooters better than bikes instead? Your response seems a little immature

[@DriscolDevil]

@@chrisol0119 Because buying a bike is more expensive than renting a scooter. Bikes are "free to ride" but not free to buy, also not everyone has enough space to store one.

[@notvelleda]

when people throw bird scooters off buildings, they're making birds fly

[@Will-zs9ny]

Boooooo!

[@DonC23]

this comment is for the birds...... Kappa

[@laughoutloudpaperanimation4846]

Bird up

[@MrToast_]

Pugduddly trying to anyways

[@djbhi2]

Me: yeah one time I got hit by a bird and it broke my neck My friend: what type of bird was that Me: a metal one

[@mchedrick3173]

As someone who is on a college campus with these scooters I feel the same way. Pro- on weekends less drunk drivers, cause people just bird around Con- People get hit by these things daily because they are used going at top speeds between classes when the sidewalks are super congested. It’s a mixed bag.

[@Epicness424]

Never seen or heard of anyone getting hit by a scooter... people need to stop complaining

[@neegas3490]

That's alot of conflict

[@AwesomeSofus]

I’m not sure what the laws in the US are like but in Norway you can be arrested for drunk driving on a bike and any other vehicles. Can’t imagine it’s different for electric scooters. And I’ve only had one single interaction with one of the scooters as I almost hit one with my car as he drove fast as hell onto a pedestrian crossing lol.

[@fightmefairy]

Zach Thomas did you watch the video?

[@rachelbbq]

@@Epicness424 lmao there are literally clips of people getting hit in the video. this comment is so funny

[@jawtheanteater]

“what’s better: peoples safety or my fun? i don’t know! let’s dive deeper” the best

[@torismorey]

I watched this video forever ago when it first came out and was very anti-scooter myself with all the safety troubles, but recently I got the chance to ride one myself with my friends in San Antonio and wow do I understand the desire to scoot with the boys, it was a blast. As long as you’re safe, I think it’s all good.

[@sophiechiewtrakoon]

It’s absurd like just imagine if people reacted to people biking the same way they reacted to these scooters. Bird (and others) should rent out its scooters the same way divvy rents out its bikes. They have certain stations to drop and pick up the bikes

[@DeathnoteBB]

Is divvy regulated though?

[@kohlcooke8789]

That could be cool. I think the scooter companies should focus on homeless and poor people more, not just college kids. If you only have to pay a few bucks to go several miles that could really help some people. Only thing is you’d need a credit card, which might be tough for some homeless people.

[@ami4705]

@@kohlcooke8789 I feel like college kids kind of fall into the "poor people" camp, don't they? Most college students aren't exactly swimming in money.

[@kohlcooke8789]

@@ami4705 sure but their parents probably are lol at least at the big-name colleges (idk if they're marketing it to community colleges or something)

[@3mindrebel]

THEY DON'T HAVE THAT??? I was washing the dishes when I watched this video so I didn't know that he literally meant dump oml--

[@johannk1523]

"Uh your honor, I was just innovating on the regulatory side of consent law."

[@taylorsalim2004]

I hate to be that person but there should be a period after uh. I know it’s stupid but it’s sounds better when saying it out loud

[@blip_blop6777]

Taylor Salim you mean a comma? Just a period would make it sound like a grunt.

[@Bobin10101]

Taylor Salim no one cares

[@CerealOwl]

@@taylorsalim2004 if you hate to be that person, don't be that person.

[@biblebot3947]

Cereal Owl but someone had to be

[@jlaviation6207]

When I went to Denmark I rode Lime scooters all the time. Sometimes I found some scooters that had the QR code covered with spray paint so that you couldn't use them.

[@catdogpigduck]

You can't outlaw people being dumb, but you can ticket people using them incorrectly. bicycle riders break all these same laws.

[@KarryKarryKarry]

What you can do is educate people so they won’t make dumb decisions.. But it’s America.. so of course you’re not going to do that! “Education?? Pffff!”

[@catdogpigduck]

@@KarryKarryKarry oh it's easy you just educate dumb people, EASY

[@tynothanks]

catdogpigduck yes please ticket me daddy government

[@Supersquishyawesomeness]

Ty Helms daddy government?

[@Yomika14xyukina44]

catdogpigduck yup

[@sirdurtle9519]

There is nothing I love more... Than scootin' around with my boys. Across the city. Just me on a scoot, a boy right here, a boy right here, maybe a boy in the back, just my boys. Ridin' around. -Eddy "With the boys" Burback, 2019 Literally the best quote

[@Chronically_cam]

Me just vibing in my suburban Southern town: “huh, cool”

[@JacksonRose]

What happened to good ol razor scooters. I can’t even smash my ankles and shins with bird scooters 😭😭😭

[@IReallyDidForget]

Jackson Rose San Antonio has Electric Razor Scooters also

[@DF-mw1sh]

@@IReallyDidForget does it hit my ankles

[@IReallyDidForget]

David Hernandez from experience, it will definitely fuck some ankles up

[@exzyyd392]

'This company is breaking the law so I'm also gonna break the law' Take that, company!

[@voidofspaceandtime4684]

Well it cancels out, you see.

[@muqatil4224]

They seem to have the "two wrongs make a right" mentality

[@BarginsGalore]

I was in SF when these were rolled out and it was handled terribly. I live next to Dolores park which is a hotspot for young hipsters getting high and goofing around and these things were all over. Every morning I would see the vans plop a bunch of them on every corner and throughout the day they would get scattered all over the sidewalks completely blocking the relatively wide sidewalks. With the rent-a-bikes at least they were contained into their ports but the model of scattering them all over the sidewalks and blocking traffic is just horrible.

[@jdel617]

i work in an ER and i see SO many patients come in with these injuries. and a 9 year old who stole his parent's credit card to use one.

[@cptnmochi]

How did he use it without a liscense? Doesn't it make you scan it?

[@sg-qi7np]

Angella Knight if he stole a credit card, you don’t think he’d also steal a license?

[@jdel617]

@@cptnmochi he took that too, and the parents had no idea you needed that stuff to get the scooter. sooo that was an awkward interaction

[@Racmaster00]

“We will follow any regulations set by the city” that’s basically saying “because we legally have to”

[@allysongrace]

what was that one guy that hit the girl (when it was a red light for him) thinking he was gonna do when he was about to drive into traffic?? there were like three cars turning at the point where if he hadn’t looked back to see if she was ok, he would’ve crashed... people are idiots.

[@mushmins]

In Richmond, Bird did the same thing and flooded Richmond with their scooters without getting permission from the city. So Richmond impounded all Bird scooters

[@ashleyf5315]

Huh I was wondering what happened with them all. I just remember there being a bunch on VCU's campus then almost immediately none

[@voidofspaceandtime4684]

owned

[@FullMoonOctober]

That's a pretty simple way to deal with a problem.

[@emilyschlansker156]

Babies are the first line of defense against Bird scooters

[@kingfuzzy2]

Fascinating.

[@TimBurbank237]

"What's more important, Safety or Fun?" Damn this video really is from 2019

[@jessatmoo3544]

I think they should store the scooters in a location with a lock you have to pay to unlock instead of just finding them on the street. If the scooter isn't returned to one of these locations the person should have to pay a fine or something to deter people from burning them, In Manchester they used to have these bikes you could hire for the day but they were banned due to people mistreating them, It'd be a shame if the same thing happened to these because it encourages more people to use eco-friendly ways of travelling.

[@tawdryhepburn4686]

JessAtMoo that eliminates 100% of the reason to use these scooters.

[@brocowsci]

@@tawdryhepburn4686 If they cant be handled responsibly, why have them at all?

[@tawdryhepburn4686]

brocowsci ... they CAN be handled responsibly. Not applying your knee jerk solution does not mean the concept is irresponsible.

[@CheerUp2]

@@brocowsci You can literally say the same thing about cars and bikes. You have good drivers and then bad drivers that say fuck your laws and fuck your red lights. You have good bikers and then bad bikers that say fuck your laws and fuck your red lights. And finally You have good scooter riders and then bad scooter riders that say fuck your laws and fuck your red lights. You see how you comment doesnt really hold up? My friend was on a bike crossing a street with the right away but a car wanted to turn when it shouldnt have and fucking launched her off her bike and the driver wanted her to pay for damages. And now she is traumatized of cars and is terrified of crossing the street, so fuck cars and get rid of them if they cant be handled responsibly, right?

[@Alwayssjess]

They have that in San Francisco with bikes where you need to return them to bike docks. But also there’s more bike lanes there too because the streets are more designed for pedestrians rather than for cars

[@loudgrape28]

I saw a very interesting TedTalk at my university about how the structure of roads could be adapted to fit the need for more bikes/scooters/sustainable ways to get around. The speaker? A director of Bird. While it was obviously a marketing tactic it made a lot of sense for the environment and the safety of people not in a car.

[@elizabethdesruisseau7826]

Honestly I think these scooters are a really good idea! It’s unfortunate that they’re not being implemented properly yet

[@nicholasross5265]

link?

[@tanyacockle6469]

My city has been trying to go off this idea of bus stops being too far for many people to walk (especially in our harsh Canadian winters) with pretty good ideas. They have bike lockers, literal metal boxes, alongside simple bike stands to lock them up so you can bike a shorter distance and then catch the bus. Likewise, they've made a lot of bus routes shorter so that, even if you have to make more transfers, it makes public transit faster, more reliable, and generally more accessible. With smaller routes within neighborhood bringing people to the bigger routes is similar to the way you could scooter to a bus stop and catch it the rest of the way. That being said, I live downtown and haven't been able to see how helpful this is.

[@abbyehrenstein2550]

Also for people in wheelchairs it is an even bigger problem that they are blocking sidewalks because they can’t just move around them all the time.

[@thornprick2645]

Even a baby gets in on the act. As if the baby was pissed about bird scooters.

[@thatonekid6278]

There was a chance babys are pissed at everything

[@kernal5633]

bro i know a person whos dog was hit by one of these, broke on of its legs. these scooters definitely need regulation

[@GonzoCiosain]

I 100% support destroying Bird scooters. In my hometown they're ridden exclusively by insufferable frat boy douchebags and I am fully on the side of anyone who pulls up next to them and smacks them off the road with their car door.

[@BRobMorris]

As a cyclist I can appreciate how these scooter dudes take a lot of the flack I'd usually get

[@elijahmonroe1367]

oh hey, fuck you and your 2 wheel annoyingness. lol

[@wastelanderone]

On their Facebook recently, our local police reminded people that cycling on the footpath is illegal and will get a fine, and sure, there was a lot of turd burglers being very concerned about the way cyclists "endanger themselves" by doing things like 'obeying road laws', but I was pleasantly surprised to see an equal amount of people moaning at the police for doing nothing about people on electric scooters. Really warmed the cockles of my quit-cycling-after-the-third-thing-thrown-from-a-car heart.

[@jeltje50]

As a Dutch person it's always so weird how cyclist are viewed in America. Pretty much everybody is a cyclist in some capacity here. So the idea of looking down at cyclist seems so foreign to me.

[@BRobMorris]

@@jeltje50 I'm in the UK

[@Hostefar]

@@jeltje50 In my country the hate is more directed at the hobby cyclists who take their bikes out on the roads going 13kmh slowing traffic to a halt

[@theelectricbass3281]

Maybe if these Birds were more well dressed they would be more loved

[@MaskedMammal]

Victim blaming at its worst. People are using these birds as tools for their own gains, and they get torched in mass graves. When will the perpetrators be held responsible for their actions?

[@EvilFryingPan]

my city got lime scooters last year but were removed a few months later because people kept throwing them off of buildings and into the canal

[@SpiceyHalo101]

Talked about this in my public health class and Eddy Burback is more understanding of how these work then my professor.

[@camillelebreton5778]

Than *

[@SpiceyHalo101]

@@camillelebreton5778 thank

[@percyjohnson6043]

In Belgium the lime scooters are all over the place, and because it’s Belgium there are bike lanes everywhere. It really depends on the cityscape, for Belgium it’s great but if you were to throw them in New York, New York for example, it’s probably not great.

[@Mister_Phafanapolis]

Unfortunately, in the United States there is nearly zero infrastructure for biking or walking; everything is geared towards personal cars

[@galiojusticejustice3191]

Facebook: We've been innovating on regulations before it was cool.

[@flanamation]

"the way he ended that is actually a great SEGWAY into the next part of the video" Unintentional puns, I'm here for that.

[@theonlyvalerie]

It's spelled segue

[@kingayy9267]

@Joey Chirdo It was a pun Intentionally (mis)spelled "segue" as the brand name Segway

[@deepinmythots752]

Too bad those scooters aren't actually segways

[@bgakes]

This is a worthwhile topic but you left out so many important points on both sides. There was no discussion about public transit (buses, subways, etc.) and it’s under use in the US. But also, these help solve for the last mile problem for many commuters who live just a little too far from the nearest mass transit stop or option. There’s also how these are left littered on the sidewalks and affect public infrastructure. Also, bike lines are sorely under protected in major cities. In a lot of places they don’t even exist. I could go on, but it’s a topic that involves a lot of discussion about urban planning, public infrastructure, mass transit, regulations, and the tech industry’s attempt to solve things through sheer money.

[@pedroff_1]

@Roderick storey I've seen, here in São Paulo, some commercial establishments dedicating part of their space for scooter parking. I don't know exactly what they gain from it or how it works, but it's certainly way better than leaving them on the sidewalks. In addition, it makes it easier for the companies to pick them up, since they are not spread around everywhere, but instead located in small clusters.

[@verzrc2772]

Okay I know this video is 2 years old, but we started getting these in the UK last year and I think they've actually learned from these issues lmao. It's still a government piloted scheme here with companies like Beryl, and they're super restricted!! All the scooters in my city are limited to 10mph in the centre of the city and by the beachside they're able to go to 15mph by gps, people also get fined pretty regularly for not wearing helmets or doubling up on scooters 😂

[@neo_medieval]

As someone who works in insurance, Insurance companies don’t know what to do with electric scooters yet. You are not covered if you hit someone/damage property through your auto policies - some may have thought this but they are not and some policies may even exclude them in specific wording. Lime and Bird sure as shit will not step in for you. And if you yourself are injured there is practically no way of finding let alone suing the person who injured you. I believe there is at least one class action lawsuit in the works for people that have been injured, but that’s about it.

[@FullMoonOctober]

So what I'm hearing you say is--these things can be used for getaway vehicles and the cops can't trace it back to the person riding it? Interesting.

[@neo_medieval]

FullMoonOctober I’m sure the companies can trace them through the phone you connect, but whether they will release that information and how, I don’t know I’ve tried notifying Lime before to tell them that scooters were left inside the private property of the apartment building (like 3 in the middle of a narrow corridor) I lived in and it was an ordeal to even get someone to respond and when they did it was basically “oh yea sorry we can’t do anything about that” *edit: I had sent them pictures of the identifiers on the scooters because in theory the last person to use them is supposed to have some consequence if they do something shit like that to them

[@sbravo3761]

psycho_mashugana im pretty sure that with a court order or something like that police could get the info from bird. just like with phone companies or banks.

[@mateodavidgutierrezgonzale6556]

@@FullMoonOctober they can it already happened in Austin

[@seanmiller292]

As someone who owns my own personal electric vehicles it drives me crazy to see people with no experience or knowledge of how to use these devices being able to rent them with no consequences when they act a fool. The government isn't going to differentiate between the 2 they are just going to outlaw all of them when it comes down to it.

[@obeseperson]

Don’t worry the government doesn’t like to do much of anything so they haven’t outlawed any of these

[@Lucy-fn9rj]

where i live, a few years ago, a company backed by a famous basketball player (lebron james maybe? i’m not sure) dropped off a bunch of electric scooters around the city. the city tracked down all the scooters and impounded them, but the company decided it wasn’t worth paying to get the scooters back, so they sat in an impound lot until a DIFFERENT company made a deal with the city to legally run a scooter rental here using those scooters

[@boochandryan8055]

Ultimate flex: riding bird scooter, with airpods and no helmet

[@tawdryhepburn4686]

I do that. Every morning. Through the heart of Hollywood. In heavy traffic.

[@athel1585]

Great annual video Eddie, can't wait for next year!

[@mirandaa6551]

“he wants to stay anonymous” *shows his tattoos*

[@ugh_dad]

Man I want to live somewhere where the sidewalks are flat and consistent enough to ride a bird down them.

[@AresHoax_9]

You have sidewalks?

[@violet_broregarde]

it makes sense to say "tonight at 11" because you released the video at 11 (in central time)

[@kirbygriffin1]

Well it's 11 somewhere in the world

[@chaoticneutralcosplay1070]

kirby griffin yeah, in the central time zone.

[@LilyAvarA]

12:26 I have a vivid image of a mother yeeting her baby into the sky to try and knock down a seagull

[@kaia6584]

these ceos: "we know the city would never approve it , so we just did it w/o asking"

[@Leto_0]

Exactly, it's much harder to say no to something when it's already happening. I'm surprised there isn't a law against this

[@kaia6584]

@@Leto_0 i mean, its kinda just real fuckin rude of the companies to do this. I dont think that theres been a situation like this before so they wouldnt preemptively pass laws, BUT not operating within the confines of the law means youre doing something illegal anyways. I think that not getting the local gov't / gov't permission in a commercial situation like this is illegal anyways. I would assume that you would need permits for this kinda thing? i havent really looked too deep into it tho im not a lawyer or anything haha

[@britefeather]

The main reason for the strategy is that it is hard to apply any pressure when nobody cares about the service and waiting for regulation will probably take longer than the time the company has to pay it's investors. However, if the company puts the scooters out there and they get banned, the people of the city will pressure the government to quickly get it situated and available.

[@gucciguy3408]

Surprised they just don't up and confiscate the scooters as illegal dumping technically I think they could do that.

[@TechRambles]

I feel like this might just be more of a situation where it would've taken years for the cities to actually make the regulations (which the companies obviously couldn't afford), so now the companies are forcing their hands.

[@gianna--]

I live in Seattle and we have a ton of lime bikes here and tons of people throw them in lakes, rivers, the sound, etc.

[@jade-lp2ck]

dude i live in tacoma and ive never heard of anyone doing anything like that. i truly thought everyone was too hipster to do that lmao

[@egoshdarn]

Yeah lime bikes are literally everywhere.

[@backwoodsjunkie08]

That's terrible!! Imagine all that lithium leaking out into the water...

[@0bread286]

@@backwoodsjunkie08 And it's these same people who pretend to care about the environment.

[@loserboypro]

In SLC Utah where I live, these scooters are actually really useful. The sidewalks in SLC are never super crowded, so the scooters pretty much have free reign, but that’s probably just SLC.

[@matthew8789]

I'm disappointed Eddy would let a boy ride in the back alone. You always need to assure each boy has a friend beside them in order to give people the impression they are not a lame boy