Bicycle and E-Scooter • 2025-04-21

Hello everyone. It's time for my weekly report.

• Cycling 🚲:
  • Total trips: 261
    • Trips this week: +1
    • Estimated earnings: $749
• Scooter 🛴:
  • Total trips: 87
    • Trips this week: +3
    • Estimated earnings: $136

Last week was not without a few minor inconveniences 😴

🔒 First, my scooter refused to unlock through the app. I had gone to pick up some food at the train station. After buying my meal, I returned to the scooter, but the app couldn't connect via Bluetooth. After numerous attempts to click the "Connect" button, I had to tie the scooter to a pole and take the tram home. I read some tips online and learned that after 24 hours of locking, the internal system restarts. The following evening, I returned and successfully retrieved my scooter, which then connected and unlocked its wheels.

🍔 Second, when I rode up to Burger King on my scooter and swung my leg in the air, the staff didn't appreciate it. They accused me of damaging their fence. Even though there was no one around, they somehow spotted me through a window and decided to confront me. When I tried to explain, that I actually have NOT touched anything, they continued arguing with me; eventually, I said goodbye and left.

I do see some positive aspects in both incidents 🟢

🔒 Scooter lockout: Thankfully, it happened on the weekend, not while I had urgent errands to run. Now I know that electronic locks are unreliable, so I'll stick to a mechanical lock (metal chain with a key).

🍔 The Burger King incident: Well, now I definitely won't be going back to that café, which means I'll spend less money on mediocre food 👌