Electric mobility

San Francisco's hipster status lives on. The trend may be noticed in the foods or what constitutes nutrition that people are putting down their hatch, or their sense of style the latter manifest now in the way they get around.

From 'Limes' to 'Birds' there are a slew of what was a kids get around toy is now primary transportation again, type movement (no pun intended) afoot.

'Limes' scooter trying to stand out!

Some of these contraptions are scattered around the street or sidewalk like an errant child would choose to do ...

Just a random 'BIRD'

Scary Black 'Bird' Scooter operated by someone deaf to the world

Or being driven around silently (did I mention that these are all electric?) with people wearing headphones to block all ambient sound.

For those that like what Churchill said - why stand when you can sit - they can opt to do it with Ford - electric bikes..

Requires the movers and shakers to actually used assigned parking (also charges the said device)

And if merely sitting is not your thing of course San Francisco has you covered. You can JUMP...

Clearly this one is Dock Less

There are big money partnerships happening with Jump doing an integration with Uber for the last meter hurdle...

Of course after being almost run over by the new wave of mobility I chose to go sit and stare at the well behaved birds..

He looks like wanting to get a piece of the bridge for breakfast

Just another bird

Other than scoping out how not to walk I also observed that it was a baseball game day and that added its own color to the streets..

Keeping an eye on all the above mentioned proceedings were the SF's finest on their gallant steeds..

another eco friendly way to take it all in I suppose?

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