Originally Posted by
tandempower
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh tells scooter-rental company to slow down | Boston Herald
This article says that scooters will be towed in Boston. That got me wondering what would happen if people just parked the scooters in regular parking spots. Wouldn't they be subject to the same rules as cars then? E.g. if there's a parking meter, just pay for the meter. The added bonus is that if someone has already parked a share scooter/bike in a parking spot and it's paid for, you can park yours there too. Just make sure there's enough time left in the meter so your share scooter/bike doesn't get towed.
Problem solved
Why would a person parking a dockless rental bike pay for parking it when done using it? The user's parking "problem" is solved by leaving it anywhere at no cost to himself.
Why wouldn't/shouldn't Boston or any other municipality not remove/impound every rental bike parked in an illegal spot, especially at expired meters preventing the use of the parking space by other users? And of course charge the owner of the rental bike/scooters a hefty fine for return of every impounded bike/scooter. Problem of illegally parked bike/scooters would be quickly resolved.