Transportation

Spin Rolls Out 3G e-Scooter Amidst Growing Controversies And Scooter-Hate


The future of e-scooters as a growing mode of mobility is very much in question. But however big it is, Bird, owned by Ford Motor Co. is going to remain current–rolling out a new design, the third-generation Bird scooter.

With this model, our customers will benefit from increased safety, security, and reliability. Designed to be a sturdier product and provide a safer, smoother, and more comfortable experience, the third-edition Spin scooter features:

  • Larger frame, strengthened mechanical structure, and a wider and longer platform
  • More intuitive and responsive bike-handle braking system
  • Bigger (10-inch) tubeless tires, which provides better shock absorption over rough terrain and conditions
  • Rear drive high efficiency for improved acceleration and uphill performance
  • Custom security screws exclusively developed and manufactured for Spin’s scooters to deter tampering and vandalism
  • Significantly extended battery life, enabling each scooter to ride up to 37.5 miles at full charge
  • Upgraded Spin authentication system that is uniquely associated with its modules

e-Scooters have been popping up all over the world. Spin has fleets of scooters ion 45 cities and college campuses. It’s leading competitors are Lime and Bird.

The scooters work with an smartphone app that has the user’s info. When the app knows the scooter the user wants to use, it unlocks. Scooters have joined bike sharing, car sharing, ride hailing and other mounting mobility options that are all designed to reduce the number of carbon-emitting mobility options, especially personal cars, from cities.

But not everyone is a fan. In many cities there is backlash against the sudden infiltration of scooters for the following reasons: Scooters sharing sidewalks with pedestrians; Scooters piling up in public and even private property places where users leave them; people who are not trained on them are causing accidents.

London is banning them. Atlanta has frozen scooter permits. Singapore is cutting back on scooter usage without earning a safety certificate. San Diego impounded 2500 scooters. Portland, Oregon has discovered a large number of scooters flung into the city’s main river. A prominent Youtube star, Emily Hartridge, was recently killed in a Scooter accident, shining a light on the issue. Copenhagen has had to begin a police crackdown on drunken scooter riding.Thirteen operators have gone into Paris with more than 20,000 scooters.

Today, Bird and Lime are the largest shared-scooter operators in the world.

“Any city in the world that has been working on its transportation policy, even 18 months ago, wasn’t anticipating this tsunami,” said Joel Hazan, a partner at the Boston Consulting Group.

“It has been the fastest rollout in the history of mobility services and the quickest wave to spread across the world. It’s basically gone global over the past two years.”

Not unlike when skeptics of the motor vehicle expressed disdain and nervousness in the new machines, there are many who do not like a lot scooters buzzing around them on sidewalks and outdoor plazas. It will be up to city governments to decide hot to limit, how to certify and how to punish those who violate new rules being drafted.



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