10-23-2018, 09:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-23-2018, 09:07 PM by danbrotherston.)
PBOT published a survey (as reported on by Bike Portland) of e-Scooter riders with some interesting results.
https://bikeportland.org/2018/10/22/city...lts-291323
Fairly standout to me is that apparently a third of users are using them to commute, I understand the prices are somewhat lower in the US, but I'm still a little surprised by this.
Additionally, it seems they are replacing many vehicle trips, which is a good thing for sure. Not surprisingly, we have a large gender imbalance as well.
Riding on sidewalks is not preferred, which should not come as a surprise given the unpleasantness of riding on the sidewalk. I will also add, this probably applies to cyclists as well, at least any cyclists with a broad enough experience to know the alternatives to sidewalk or busy road with no or poor infra.
As a result, this could provide another constituency in favour of good bike infrastructure, which is never a bad thing.
In related news, for kicks, tomorrow I will attempt to add a kick scooter (haha) to my commute, I've only ever used it as a toy before, but given how cheap they are compared with the surprising cost of the lime scooters, I thought I'd give it a try. Given it's foot powered, it'll also be a lot more exercise than escooters. Given my commute is 5km at it's shortest, and 6-7 to stick to paved trails, I'm thinking it's going to be a little long, but we shall see.
https://bikeportland.org/2018/10/22/city...lts-291323
Fairly standout to me is that apparently a third of users are using them to commute, I understand the prices are somewhat lower in the US, but I'm still a little surprised by this.
Additionally, it seems they are replacing many vehicle trips, which is a good thing for sure. Not surprisingly, we have a large gender imbalance as well.
Riding on sidewalks is not preferred, which should not come as a surprise given the unpleasantness of riding on the sidewalk. I will also add, this probably applies to cyclists as well, at least any cyclists with a broad enough experience to know the alternatives to sidewalk or busy road with no or poor infra.
As a result, this could provide another constituency in favour of good bike infrastructure, which is never a bad thing.
In related news, for kicks, tomorrow I will attempt to add a kick scooter (haha) to my commute, I've only ever used it as a toy before, but given how cheap they are compared with the surprising cost of the lime scooters, I thought I'd give it a try. Given it's foot powered, it'll also be a lot more exercise than escooters. Given my commute is 5km at it's shortest, and 6-7 to stick to paved trails, I'm thinking it's going to be a little long, but we shall see.