Concept is sound but idiots will be idiots
Bicycles and scooters are polluting the streets, the waterways and the parks.
I applaud the companies that are trying to offer these modes of transport around cities but the schemes simply do not work.
Remember when supermarket trolleys were free and unlocked? Not any more.
A few years back there were the blue bikes, then came the yellow OBikes and most of those ended up in the Yarra. The latest are the red and green Lime bikes and e-scooters and I see them everywhere they're not supposed to be. Used and abused and dumped on nature streets and beaches and waterways.
Is there a solution? Can such scheme ever work or will the idiots make sure they don't?
One way is to charge a big deposit or other forms of security to force the rider to return the scooter or bike to where it was hired from. Another way would be to attach a hidden security plate to each one and require the hirer (by Law) to give their name and address. This would be recorded with the security plate number in a file and allow the person to be located and FINED if the scooter is not returned.