The latest transportation trend is electric scooters. People love them, people hate them, but who is actually responsible for them? “Brought to you by…” tells the story of two men who took matters into their own hands. Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/BroughtToYouBy
Only 1,500 injuries reported while Lime alone just recorded its 100 millionth ride 2 weeks ago. With Byrd and Spin that means there have been at LEAST 150 million total rides so far. That's one injury in every 100,000 rides. This story is a perfect example of scare tactic reporting without divulging the full data spread.
It's not because people are lazy. If someone rides it home then what are they suppose to do with it? It gets left on the sidewalk. They should only be allowed in parks or places like that not all over the neighborhoods blocking the sidewalks so nobody can ride their own bikes & scooters.
The amount of injuries versus how many people ride these scooters is so insignificant compared to how many people drive an automobile and get in an accident or die these companies aren’t doing anything wrong it’s the riders who need to be responsible
This is dvmb... Even if a scooter only last for a year, manufacturing ten or even twenty scooters still uses less raw materials than a car. Plus it's more efficient since you don't need to burn lots of fuel to carry a huge metal just to transport one person.
I rode an electric scooter for 2 months 6 days a week for more than 10 miles a day with a helmet and never even fell off... When it was banned here in London it made my travel way more expensive.
Usually you travel same routes, so you learn of any potholes, areas with worse terrain and you get better at avoiding such obstacles. They are very practical, require less effort and you feel less exhausted at the end of the day. You can save your energy for other tasks. If you are forced to walk twice a day or more on same routes, it becomes tedious. Also carrying weight while walking, for like 20min, takes energy. On a scooter with a backpack, you cut that time in half or more, so u don't carry that weight that long.
Safety bugs/throttle: of several timeshare scooter brands I recently tried in Boulder, throttles all accelerated while walking alongside; throttle should be limited, if not disabled, when no rider on board. Also, with handlebars turned, they all accelerated strongly from stop. I'd limit acceleration rate when handlebars turned. Without federal regulation, we at least need an industry association to set minimum safety standards/design gudelines/best practices. Current equipment seems not ready for public consumption. AFAIK, only one company designs their own scooters; the others buy off-the-shelf scooters like Segway, Xiaomi, Razor.
Sure there are some negativities, but where i’m from where we have a university in the city, they’re a huge help. To and from class without carbon emissions is amazing (plus not parking everytime) not to mention...they’re electric! sure walking works well as well but going to and from class in a short period of time without a scooter leaves no room for a bite or time. These flaws need to be sorted out with the city and all, but they do more good than bad. it’s good to see electric transportation that’s not killing our planet and will push for a less ‘carbon footprint’ form of transportation
i missed out on these scooters growing up there want any .im making up for lost time.with my scooters i brought . they are a joy to ride if you have good balance .if not you need one with a seat.
pedestrians on scooters are still pedestrians just on small mobile platforms , and don't people in cars become more dangerous as soon as they start to move, and they also take up loads more space and pollute the air, and how many people get killed in car accidents when traveling on E scooters?, and they say the scooters are dangerous , well yes if you get hit by a car or truck they are, so it stands to reason that the car is still more dangerous than a scooter , so using that logic should we not ban cars and give the towns and city's up to cleaner E vehicles and micro transport . just saying .
@@nocause5395 Fatal accidents happen more often to people who wear helmets, so it's clearly not helping 🤷♀️ a study in Australia I think found drivers were more careless if bicycle drivers wore helmets, and drivers are a way bigger danger than flying off the bicycle.
I own a scooter 🛴 I haven’t have an accident (thank god) in the two years I have own it, why? bc I ride responsibility and respectful, people the had die or had accidents is for a reason not bc they were riding responsibility, I’m sorry I know it sounds terrible but is the reality.
That's the thing. If you own it, you're going to take care of it. When people rent, I assume they'll be bar hopping and drunk and careless. Even if they're in sober situations, it's not their scooter, they're going to be reckless.
When I was driving in SF I saw a girl fall from the scooter while going througg an intersection. No helmet, no shoulder or knee pads. You're going how fast on these and no protection is required? How is that Ok
Yes, you need at least a helmet. Need to be way more careful, scan road ahead for potholes, stay away from cars, learn to brake (soft brake when no emergency to avoid slipping), use low speeds in intersections, when around people or next to cars that may open doors etc.
Lol....i used 1x Lime in Lyon and never again. Payed almost 20eu for 1.5h of driving. Well it was a nice experience, but nothing special. Rather walk and use public transportation. But was surprised that they promoted 5eu start up fee and as soon as i signed in my swiss credit card, the price went to 10eu.
1:36 even an AI inside a robot (Boston Dynamics) at this point can do something like parkour but apparently reporters think humans are so dumb that we can not cross a road without "avoiding" (trying to use "difficult" words in here to show how "complex" this task is to accomplish) an object. Guys remember: when watching this kind of videos use common sense and critical thinking
This is just a black propaganda by car manufacturers and taxi operators because their profit declines because e-scooters is faster and cheaper than them.
@@LilacMonarch lol good question but im pretty sure there is a way since you can easily say that for the scooter itself. Like you can just pull up with a car and take it, but it has gps stuff etc and i think the helmits can have aswell
E Scooter should be for Private use only not the General Public. Meaning u should buy your own E Scooter. Private Owners of E Scooters train and read the Motorcycle Handbook. Not just get on and ride👀
These stupid scooters are laying around everywhere in Columbus Ohio littering & cluttering up the sidewalks. It's impossible to ride a bike or anything on the sidewalks. I've never seen one person using them.
This is kind of car industry propaganda. People are using Uber, Lyft or their cars less often because of scooters - so car industry wants to ban these scooters...
I hate them. First we gave up our space to the cars. Now we are giving up our little space that we have to stupid scooters. I live in Madrid and sidewalk is full of scooters because tourist park them as they want.
biased reporting. accidents between car and scooter ? so its 100% the scooter's fault ? produce greenhouse gasses during manufacturing so not good for environment ? electric cars are the same just 1000 times bigger, so are they 1000 times worse for environment ?
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The latest transportation trend is electric scooters. People love them, people hate them, but who is actually responsible for them? “Brought to you by…” tells the story of two men who took matters into their own hands. Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/BroughtToYouBy
Only 1,500 injuries reported while Lime alone just recorded its 100 millionth ride 2 weeks ago. With Byrd and Spin that means there have been at LEAST 150 million total rides so far. That's one injury in every 100,000 rides. This story is a perfect example of scare tactic reporting without divulging the full data spread.
THANK YOU
I have no idea on numbers but I'm pretty sure there are more car related accidents, should we just ban cars too? Lol
I really hate these "news stories" that leave out half the story to fit an agenda. Which is unfortunately also just about all of them
Lie of omission 🤦♂️ aww man
1500 reported injuries. I've fallen off my bike dozens of times in my life with some minor injuries. Reported zero of them.
The complains are just dumb, there are much more injuries involved with bicycles or other vehicles.
In general; people are lazy and inconsiderate. Those scooters will be left all over the place 🤨
In Malaysia, our citizen already do that with the bicycle
Yep
It's not because people are lazy. If someone rides it home then what are they suppose to do with it? It gets left on the sidewalk. They should only be allowed in parks or places like that not all over the neighborhoods blocking the sidewalks so nobody can ride their own bikes & scooters.
@@traubd they take it home and put it back the next day? And there should be a dock nearby anyway. That's how bikesharing works in my city.
I didn't mind scooters at first, now I'm starting to hate them, people park them like trash all over the place and leave them in flowerbeds.
The amount of injuries versus how many people ride these scooters is so insignificant compared to how many people drive an automobile and get in an accident or die these companies aren’t doing anything wrong it’s the riders who need to be responsible
I still remember a time when we all walk with our 2 feet for free.
Me too
Me three
Me four
Me five
Me six
Terrorist : I killed 10 people with my guns
E scooter :hold my handler bar
Love how the last comment was wear a helmet and the whole time the host didn’t. Lol
JohnyTechReview I was about to say the same thing! Hahahaha
This is dvmb... Even if a scooter only last for a year, manufacturing ten or even twenty scooters still uses less raw materials than a car. Plus it's more efficient since you don't need to burn lots of fuel to carry a huge metal just to transport one person.
777 cyclists died in the us year 2017, so 11 seems pretty safe
I rode an electric scooter for 2 months 6 days a week for more than 10 miles a day with a helmet and never even fell off... When it was banned here in London it made my travel way more expensive.
Usually you travel same routes, so you learn of any potholes, areas with worse terrain and you get better at avoiding such obstacles. They are very practical, require less effort and you feel less exhausted at the end of the day. You can save your energy for other tasks. If you are forced to walk twice a day or more on same routes, it becomes tedious.
Also carrying weight while walking, for like 20min, takes energy. On a scooter with a backpack, you cut that time in half or more, so u don't carry that weight that long.
Safety bugs/throttle: of several timeshare scooter brands I recently tried in Boulder, throttles all accelerated while walking alongside; throttle should be limited, if not disabled, when no rider on board. Also, with handlebars turned, they all accelerated strongly from stop. I'd limit acceleration rate when handlebars turned. Without federal regulation, we at least need an industry association to set minimum safety standards/design gudelines/best practices. Current equipment seems not ready for public consumption. AFAIK, only one company designs their own scooters; the others buy off-the-shelf scooters like Segway, Xiaomi, Razor.
Just don't be a complete idiot and use it smart, who tf throttles all the way down on a turn on two wheels. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Wow, this is a literal scare tactic. This is a biased report and doesn’t give you the full facts of the story.
If you're too lazy to walk, no wonder they're too lazy to park them properly.
@@rayanbehr209 rubbish
One word - bikelanes..
Pfft. even if you use those if you're not wearing protection and fall you'll get hurt.
@@nocause5395 no shit... bicycles are the same...😅
20 escooters could fit to 1 car parking space.... don't blame the scooters blame the people using it.
Oh there's an instagram page that shows the destruction of these. I really wish people would stop throwing them on water.
I wanna see that...
What's the page?
Nothing with E-scooters just users whom riding it recklessly
Okay but the amount of car accidents and deaths are so high that we can’t even compare it to the e scooters stuff
Tech Insider says to wear helmet then doesn’t wear one themselves!
Sure there are some negativities, but where i’m from where we have a university in the city, they’re a huge help. To and from class without carbon emissions is amazing (plus not parking everytime) not to mention...they’re electric! sure walking works well as well but going to and from class in a short period of time without a scooter leaves no room for a bite or time. These flaws need to be sorted out with the city and all, but they do more good than bad. it’s good to see electric transportation that’s not killing our planet and will push for a less ‘carbon footprint’ form of transportation
Riding in the direction of traffic and never on sidewalks is a great way to get hit by a car.
*To merely say I disagree is not enough to express the extent of my disappointment with this article.*
i missed out on these scooters growing up there want any .im making up for lost time.with my scooters i brought . they are a joy to ride if you have good balance .if not you need one with a seat.
Balance is needed only when starting or at low speed. Once you get past 10km/h, it's stable, just like a bike.
pedestrians on scooters are still pedestrians just on small mobile
platforms , and don't people in cars become more dangerous as soon as
they start to move, and they also take up loads more space and pollute
the air, and how many people get killed in car accidents when traveling
on E scooters?, and they say the scooters are dangerous , well yes if
you get hit by a car or truck they are, so it stands to reason that the
car is still more dangerous than a scooter , so using that logic should
we not ban cars and give the towns and city's up to cleaner E vehicles
and micro transport . just saying .
EXAXCLY LETS BAN CARS PEOPLE ARE STUPID
3:17 Helmets. In US, bike helmets mandatory in many places, widely promoted. (I cycle with a helmet.) AFAICT, in Europe, hardly used.
Cyclist and cyclist advocacy argue against helmet laws.
@@nocause5395 Fatal accidents happen more often to people who wear helmets, so it's clearly not helping 🤷♀️ a study in Australia I think found drivers were more careless if bicycle drivers wore helmets, and drivers are a way bigger danger than flying off the bicycle.
Why does tarak trivedi look like kumail nanjiani
I own a scooter 🛴 I haven’t have an accident (thank god) in the two years I have own it, why? bc I ride responsibility and respectful, people the had die or had accidents is for a reason not bc they were riding responsibility, I’m sorry I know it sounds terrible but is the reality.
That's the thing. If you own it, you're going to take care of it. When people rent, I assume they'll be bar hopping and drunk and careless. Even if they're in sober situations, it's not their scooter, they're going to be reckless.
In California, it's illegal to ride any self-propelled vehicle on sidewalks (other than wheel chairs).
When I was driving in SF I saw a girl fall from the scooter while going througg an intersection. No helmet, no shoulder or knee pads. You're going how fast on these and no protection is required? How is that Ok
Laws aren't made to protect you from yourself if u are an adult
@@aniviaop6520 Actually, yes they are.
Yes, you need at least a helmet. Need to be way more careful, scan road ahead for potholes, stay away from cars, learn to brake (soft brake when no emergency to avoid slipping), use low speeds in intersections, when around people or next to cars that may open doors etc.
Some people Are just so dumb that they dont Even have anything in their head to protect
Can't afford to introduce that in India😅😅
Those are fun asf and the Uber one is the cheapest
Explains why there were tons of groups of 4 e-scooters along my city's 20 km long road like 3-5 months ago
i wish they came with turn signals and a left hand mirror and a break light
Excuse you is the company duty to keep the street safe for us who don't use those services
Lol....i used 1x Lime in Lyon and never again. Payed almost 20eu for 1.5h of driving.
Well it was a nice experience, but nothing special. Rather walk and use public transportation.
But was surprised that they promoted 5eu start up fee and as soon as i signed in my swiss credit card, the price went to 10eu.
Did you tip over those scooters for stock footage?
1:36 even an AI inside a robot (Boston Dynamics) at this point can do something like parkour but apparently reporters think humans are so dumb that we can not cross a road without "avoiding" (trying to use "difficult" words in here to show how "complex" this task is to accomplish) an object.
Guys remember: when watching this kind of videos use common sense and critical thinking
they're illegal here... but i want one.
can't blame scooters on america's car bias. they take less space than bicycles....
I think cyclists are accountable for more deaths than E-scooters, per user, though.
It’s easier just to buy your own electric scooter 🛴....
Or buy a regular scooter and lose weight.
Tech Insider-Scooters are not going anywhere.
Verge-Why scooters may not be there for a long time...
Its fun okay
*Number1. Everything*
This is just a black propaganda by car manufacturers and taxi operators because their profit declines because e-scooters is faster and cheaper than them.
6:16 she said it!
Lmk if yk what I mean.
It's the 21st century. Where's our Star Trek transporters at!
5:24 better for the environment? Fossil fuel vans moving scooters green. Very short life expectancy. (:-(
This escooter are a good idea... But this a treat to the city bus because people will stop using the bus... 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
That injury report was sponsored by Oil and Gas industry because they were losing business.😉😉😉
I have never saw a helmet used before. The scooters should have one with them since i dont see people carrying a helmet with them
and prevent them from being stolen how?
@@LilacMonarch lol good question but im pretty sure there is a way since you can easily say that for the scooter itself. Like you can just pull up with a car and take it, but it has gps stuff etc and i think the helmits can have aswell
E Scooter should be for Private use only not the General Public. Meaning u should buy your own E Scooter. Private Owners of E Scooters train and read the Motorcycle Handbook. Not just get on and ride👀
Who walks around with a helmet
That's the problem.
The company’s are completely to blame - but claim that they have no responsibility for the shit their customers leave behind them!!!!
people see it as a toy .its not a toy .it will hurt you if you miss treat it.
ok but considering the alternatives, walking, driving, or cycling, scooters are the best mode of transportation
but people LOVE segways for some reason
These stupid scooters are laying around everywhere in Columbus Ohio littering & cluttering up the sidewalks. It's impossible to ride a bike or anything on the sidewalks. I've never seen one person using them.
F e-scooters, I wanna know about the woman on the low right. 2:34
How about banning cars? Or you don't know how many people die in car accidents?
Skateboards are only for The OGs
This is kind of car industry propaganda. People are using Uber, Lyft or their cars less often because of scooters - so car industry wants to ban these scooters...
Smh normal scooters are better
I hate them. First we gave up our space to the cars. Now we are giving up our little space that we have to stupid scooters. I live in Madrid and sidewalk is full of scooters because tourist park them as they want.
I am starting to think if Indians are replacing the American population 🤔
they company PAYS people to pick up those randly tossed scooters to charge them.
SIDEWALK!
uk and we never gon stop we ridin em END OF STORY
2 years later and i stand by what i said...............
i don't obey Jewish laws or Europeans , caveman's laws they backwards
I Want one!!!
then work for it
Wait people have died from this😱
You failed to mention the ergonomic design and steering flaws combined with speed and inexperience that contribute to the chances of injury or death.
Deport Tarak
Bicycle lane
Spoilers, E-scooters indirectly contributes to climate change every time they're manufactured.
Hope my country never allow this shit.
biased reporting.
accidents between car and scooter ? so its 100% the scooter's fault ? produce greenhouse gasses during manufacturing so not good for environment ? electric cars are the same just 1000 times bigger, so are they 1000 times worse for environment ?
An E scooter started burning near to my friends house, it belonged to a child and a few were injured.
I would say destroying the scanner plate would make the scooter inoperable
one man died a week ago in NZ.
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Hi
I had 6 stitches put into my hand
I still like them though
First
Bruh why am I subscribed to this scare tactic shit? Unsubbed lol
Let’s just take the scooters and move them out of our cites!! To the dump!!! 😂
111th to see
Just start throwing them in the trash cans. They can pick them up at the dump. If someone wants a scooter they can go buy one.
...just walk?
I would say sabotage the scooters get rid of them
Wait people have died from this😱
Wait people have died from this😱
Fewer than people who died crossing the road.