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Jason Kinkade
@bestifyoudont.com

"Taiwan Has a Scooter Problem" By Arlen Tsao I dived into this article and it went SO DEEP. 😱 Even my fellow teachers aren't safe from scooter hegemony. @arlentsao.bsky.social spectacularmisfits.com/2026/10/17/t...

spectacularmisfits.comTaiwan Has a Scooter Problem (By Arlen Tsao)Picture this: you are walking outside, fully immersed in the quiet rhythm of a Saturday afternoon, when a scooter suddenly screeches past on the road next to the sidewalk. You could argue it’s a mi…

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Jason Kinkade
@bestifyoudont.com

In Portland, I saw lots of personal e-scooters that the commuters could fold up and wear like a backpack. Luckily, not the mini-motorcycles he's talking about.

曹昌倫
@arlentsao.bsky.social

Agreed 100% with you. In Taiwan and especially Taipei, we have a very successful and orderly ride sharing program called YouBike, where people can use bicycles for free in the first 30 minutes and small fees afterwards. But the lightweight motorcycle scooters habits are hard to change.