Electric scooter's chances and concerns

We all know that since the pandemic started, everyone's life changed a lot. In order to keep safety distance from others, a lot of people turned to electric scooters or bikes instead of traditional public transportation like bus or metro. This trend creates new opportunities for electric scooter industry worldwide. Also, this caused the demand for electric scooter is increasing rapidly. Let's look at how much difference the Covid 19 had caused to the world from the electric scooter industry's perspective.

Increasing demand of electric scooter

Because of pandemic, people started finding new ways for commute. Taking bus or metro don't feel as safe as how they used to be. Move around in a safer way is one of their concerns. Single passanger mode of transportation seems like more attractive than all the other ways. In Berlin, London, Paris, there is a 15% increasing on usage of electric scooter or bike. Choosing electric scooters or bikes is not only a great way to get around without worrying about potential Covid 19 risk, but also a green way of transportation. We all know the current pollution and global warming are servere. The increasing usage of electric scooters or bikes can bring us the vision of a less polluted environment and slower global warming process. And even after the pandemic, a lot of users might still choose electric scooter or bike as their transportation tool, since this way is actually convenient and financial-friendly.

Concerns of using electric scooter or bikes

For a lot of countries that were not used to have electric scooters as a main transport tool, how to regulate the usage of this new transportation tool and safety problems are becoming essential. Some countries like UK, electric scooters are not built for their roads. Using e-scooter became a big issue for the government. Also there are more and more e-bike or scooter's accidents happening. Some users ride the electric scooter without wearing helmet, and some users ride after they drink alcohol. The increasing electric scooter/bike related accidents catched more and more attention. New rules and regulations are vital at this moment.

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