Buffalo CarShare announces the launch of ScooterShare
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| ScooterShare fleet readies for launch |
Are you one of the many who longs for the breeze in your face, the occasional bug in your smile, and an excuse to buy a brightly-colored vintage helmet? Fear not, your days of waiting are over.
Buffalo CarShare (BCS) is proud to announce that we are testing a fleet of scooters, which will soon be introduced into our fleet. The scooters will not be owned by BCS, but will be lent out from neighbor-to-neighbor. This first-of-its-kind concept started thanks to a large fleet of scooters owned by Mark Legaza. A range of scooters, vespas, and other mopeds will be available.
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| Mark Legaza, owner of scooter armada |
"I've got way more scooters than I need!" said Legaza. The surplus scooters will be made available to all current BCS members. Non-members can have access to the service for a nominal fee. They can be reserved by the minute for 10 cents per minute. According to BCS Board Chair, Todd Salansky, this will encourage members to be more efficient with their reservations. "I saw one of our beta testers straight arm an old lady in the produce section at the Co-Op to get to the checkout, so it needs to be tweaked a little bit but this is what innovation looks like, right?"
Creighton Randall, BCS Executive Director has high hopes for ScooterShare. "We actually had to refinance half the fleet to get this going, but I figure that we'll be swapping out cars with scooters in no time, so it seemed like a sound investment." Randall reports the up and coming BikeShare system will soon be entirely replaced with scooters.
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| Jason Wilson and Bernice Radle, the first official members |
Randall invites all members to
sign up today to become members. Jason Wilson and Bernice Radle, the first official beta testers of the system, have nothing but good things to say about the service. "We were super excited to hear that the bikes integrate with the BCS key fob system. Now I just see a scooter, hop on and leave it wherever. I thought at first that the owners would care where they were returned to, but I guess they just eventually make their way back. Like cats." states Bernice. "Jason even got a tattoo with the new ScooterShare logo, so our membership is free for life!"
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| Scooter tattoos guarantee lifetime membership |
Mr. Randall confirmed the tattoo discount, and as to the feline analogy, stated "Ms. Radle brings up a great point. We thought about placing GPS units on the scooters, but it was going to get pretty expensive. Then one of our staff members brought up cats, and we were like 'problem solved!'"
Join Bernice and Jason in becoming the one of the first to try out this revolutionary peer-to-peer ScooterShare today!
