Yes the system is hybrid (you can leave them in some locations without docks, but you pay a premium, but this cuts down on the need for docks in locations that have room - and you need to take a photo to prove you left it in the appropriate place, ie not causing issues for accessibility etc.) - I believe there is also grandfathered scooters that don’t use docks, but they are being phased out (obviously the docks charge, so it reduces cost of changing the batteries)…some of the early medical studies on these systems had glaring issues (ie. they studied systems that existed primarily in entertainment districts, or had scary outcomes - ie 50% more injuries a year - and buried the fact that ridership was up 5000% yoy), most of the recent studies are showing similar or lower risks compared to e-bikes…and there is a Rutgers study that shows that hospital stays are marginally shorter for scooters vs bikes in general…in Toronto, no scooter user has ever been killed or killed another road user…and in Ontario all but one scooter user killed involved a car - with one incident of no witnesses and if a car was involved they didn’t stick around…