# Electric scooters, the scourge of residential neighborhoods **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 14, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooters-the-scourge-of-residential-neighborhoods/1023970 "2025-10-14T20:05:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooters-the-scourge-of-residential-neighborhoods/1023970/61 "2025-10-24T02:17:42Z")
As I recall, they called it Bubblr because it’s always-available public bikes like a bubbler is always-available public water. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooters-the-scourge-of-residential-neighborhoods/1023970/62 "2025-10-25T20:35:25Z")
I had to look up what “bubbler” was, and it’s apparently slang for a water/drinking fountain in small parts of Wisconsin and New England. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooters-the-scourge-of-residential-neighborhoods/1023970/63 "2025-10-26T13:36:48Z")
> [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](#): > > E-scooters littered in front of homeowners property tend to commit suicide by jumping into the river. Seems that the same is happening in Portland. –Edited quote– It’s tragic when this happens. Not only are the rivers getting clogged with both Lithium and Ions, but the bike paint is toxic. Also, scooter self-harm is nothing to laugh at. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooters-the-scourge-of-residential-neighborhoods/1023970/64 "2025-10-26T15:46:03Z")
I had the opportunity to ride an electric scooter (the standup kind) this weekend, and it was really fun. I can see why people keep having the idea of leaving them all over cities for people to ride around on. I really wish I had the need to frequently travel 1-5 miles, on pavement, where I didn’t have to carry anything. I guess I could get one to walk the dog in order to eliminate my last existing form of exercise. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooters-the-scourge-of-residential-neighborhoods/1023970/65 "2025-10-27T11:49:19Z")
You could try one of these: [Toyota patents robot dog walker - The Canine Times](https://thecaninetimes.co.uk/toyota-patents-robot-dog-walker/) ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooters-the-scourge-of-residential-neighborhoods/1023970/66 "2025-10-27T17:48:21Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > what “bubbler” was, and it’s apparently slang for a water/drinking fountain Yea, that’s why it’s cute for a tavern and silly for a scooter rental. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooters-the-scourge-of-residential-neighborhoods/1023970/67 "2025-11-04T22:40:32Z")
Just an update, the 2 scooters from my block are finally gone as of this morning (I assume they were picked up by the company, but who knows, and I don’t really care). That’s about 4 weeks they were sitting there (they had been there for about a week when I first posted). I assume that my 3 phone calls had nothing to do with this, that they came when they were damned good and ready. Fuckers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooters-the-scourge-of-residential-neighborhoods/1023970.md?page=3)