Scooters: the popular means of transport that could disappear quickly

The scooter phenomenon was born in 2017 to easily move people to different parts of the city.

Although its appearance was one of the greatest technological follies of this new era, The life of said transport could be short-lived.

Among the problems that could result, such as clutter of sidewalks or injured users, The scooter business does not provide enough money to cover their costs.

According to data from The Information, the rental service of Bird Scooters – a pioneering company in the field of skateboards – would have generated $ 65 million in revenue in 2018. At that time, the company was operating in only about 10 markets, since then he has started the service in almost 100 cities in and out of the country.

These figures are favorable for Bird's main rival, Lime, who informed investors that in April, he was on track to Generate $ 25,000,000 a year based on your activity, which consists of renting bikes and scooters. This gave Lime the security of predicting that his income would increase at a rate of 500,000,000 USD by the end of the year. Of course, Lime's big business would affect Bird, who only rents scooters.

The decline of the pioneering company in the field of scooters is due to the fact that in some cities, the number of devices that can be rented has been limited, In addition, other companies have launched scooter services with greater security, limiting the development of Bird.

However, Bird is not the only company in decline: other companies specialized in renting such means of transport have been facing serious crises because even though the scooter is one of the most used vehicles, the rent of the device does not pay the cost, which includes engine modifications and the composition of certain parts.

Do not wear a helmet increases accidents

New urban transport solutions are fast but dangerous. The fact that scooter users ignore the measurements with the use of wedges and kneepads rebounded in the number of accidents caused by the device.

Although there are different brands of electric scooters and many options have a very low cost, the protection to avoid injuries has not been worked in almost no country where these vehicles travel.

Part of the accidents caused by scooters would be caused by small wheels and little stability, According to research done by the CNBC, this is one of the problems that a driver of this type of transport may encounter.

The University Medical Center at UCLA in Santa Monica and the Ronald Reagan Medical Center stated that 249 people showed up at the emergency rooms with an injury caused by an electric scooter, most injuries being due to falls.

For its part, the medical center of the University of San Diego received 42 seriously injured people. 48% of them had a alcohol level above the legal limit of poisoning and the 52% tested positive for illegal drugs.