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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: Dockless Bikes & Scooters
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ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at September's Board meeting.
“Dockless” bikes, stand-up scooters demo program
A
Welcome
back
to
County
Board
wrap
up
joining
me
to
talk
about
some
of
the
decisions
the
Board
took.
It
is
at
September
meeting
our
board
chair,
Katie
crystal
and
board
member
Eric
Cutshaw,
so
the
ductless
scooters
we
have
all
seen
them
around.
The
county
they've
been
popping
up
all
over
the
county
as
another
use,
another
mode
of
transportation.
B
Is
such
a
great
example
of
why
they
call
it
disruptive
technology
right?
The
scooters
have
been
in
our
County
really
since
mid-july.
So
it's
a
it's
a
remarkably
been
a
remarkably
fast
process
and
we
didn't
have
any
sort
of
regulatory
framework
for
them
when
they
arrived.
What
we've
sought
to
do
is
create
a
pilot.
We
know
we
have
a
ton
of
opinions
about
scooters
in
the
county.
What
we
don't
have
is
a
lot
of
data
about
how
often
they're
being
used
where
they're
being
ridden,
where
they're
being
left.
B
We
have
many
anecdote,
but
but
not
enough
hard
data
to
actually
look
at
and
I
think
the
board
consistent
with
our
approach
actually
to
a
number
of
disruptive
technologies,
be
it
air,
B&B
or
free
floating
car.
Sharing
programs
really
sought
to
study
the
issue
before
we
seek
to
make
changes
to
our
code
one
way
or
another.
So
what
we
did
in
our
last
board
meeting
was
approve
a
pilot
and
empower
the
county
manager
to
enter
into
a
series
of
agreements
with
scooter
companies
and
ductless
bike
companies
ebikes
that
wished
to
be
in
the
county.
B
That
pilot
includes
some
new
regulations
or
some
new
restrictions,
I
guess
they're,
not
codified,
so
they're
not
formally
regulations,
but
a
lower
top
speed
for
scooters.
For
example,
that's
been
one
of
the
safety
things
we've
heard
about
is
an
issue
and
basically
tried
to
create
a
framework
under
which
we
could
study
this
issue
for
the
next
nine
months
before
we
take
regulatory
action,
the
things
we'll
be
collecting
information
on
are
some
of
the
things
we've
heard
most
about
from
constituents.
How
many
scooters
are
too
many?
B
What
is
the
demand
and
how
does
that
match
with
what
our
infrastructure
is
set
up
for
safely,
bike
lanes
and
beyond,
where
they
can
be
left
and
how
quickly
they
can
be
collected
when
they're
left
somewhere?
That
might
pose
a
tripping
hazard
or
right-of-way
obstruction
and
then,
of
course,
a
number
of
other
issues
so
again
we're
looking
to
gather
data
and
we're
looking
to
gather
public
input
and
is
sort
of
more
rigorous
way.
Less
ad
hoc
through
a
number
of
engagements
with
Commission's
open
houses
in
the
community
I
know.
A
C
I
think
that's
what
makes
them
so
attractive
right
that
they're
they're
not
meant
you're,
not
gonna,
see
folks,
I,
think
riding
on
scooters
for
great
distances.
You
know
going
miles
and
miles
taking
them
from
here.
You
know
out
to
Fairfax
County
or
across
the
district,
but
what
you
are
gonna
see
is
they
do
provide
that
really
really
critical
connection.
What
is
often
termed
the
last
mile,
which
is
so
critical,
because
that's
what
enables
people
to
use
transit
as
a
choice.
C
C
Rather
it's
other
drivers
that
need
to
be
on
the
lookout
for
persecutors,
as
you
would
share
the
road
with
bicyclists
and
then
the
that
we
need
to
I
think
also
work
to
develop
a
culture
among
the
scooter
riders
that
is
also
respectful
of
pedestrians,
other
cyclists,
other
and
vehicles
and
other.
So
it's
really
all
about
that
connectivity
I
personally
believe
that
what
we're
witnessing
is
is
there's
just
going
to
be
more
to
come.
C
This
is
the
the
first
of
probably
many
disruptive
sorts
of
technology
and
when,
when
I'm
speaking
with
folks-
and
they
and
I
totally
understand
that
there's
a
natural
inclination
to
really
be
focused
on
safety
and
safety
is
paramount.
No
question
about
it:
safety
for
the
writers
of
the
scooters
safety
for
those
around
them,
but
it's
also
I
got
a
wonder
what
it
would
have
been
like
many
many
many
in
about
a
hundred
years
ago.
Right
when
someone
said
oh
I
got
to
be
seen
those
horseless
carriages
right
and
the
people,
and
there
was
no
culture.
C
Nobody
knew
so
even
the
the
first
folks
that
were
getting
in
and
in
cars
at
that
time
didn't
know
what
the
power
necessarily
what
they
had
under
them,
and
so
it
took
a
little
bit
of
time
and
that's
what
this
pilot
is
about.
The
pilot
is
about.
Let's
get
our
bearings,
let's
take
a
deep
breath.
Let's
understand,
let's
study,
let's
look
at
in
a
somewhat
controlled
environment
and
we'll
figure
it
out
see.