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A few years ago, scooters started converging in major Urban centers on the west coast and quickly started rippling throughout the country. Now scooter companies operate in over 65 cities in the U.S.
It makes sense, on the rider side there is an entire generation of new commuters who grew up rolling around on Razor Scooters. Getting around on two wheels is already comfortable for them, so an easy to use app that let’s you rent a scooter for pennies and can get you to work without breaking a sweat is a no brainer start-up idea.
However, in the wake of the scooter empire, many new scooter companies have adopted the famous rideshare approach of “ask forgiveness not permission” when deploying their scooters around new cities. This has led to public outcry over the dangers of abandoned scooters on sidewalks and has forced city officials to scramble and reign in electric scooter companies.
Amidst the chaos, scooters are also exposing a major transit need, a demand for quick and cheap travel around cities. The fact that travelers have taken to scooters so rapidly proves that urban dwellers are in need of new transportation options. In fact, according to the US Department of Energy, 59% of car rides are less than 6 miles! This is a huge chunk of travel that can be taken over by scooter riders.
While not every city is ready for the scooter revolution, some most definitely are and we have compiled our top 10 best cities for Electric Scooters below.
10. San Francisco
9. New York City
8. Seattle
7. San Jose
6. Los Angeles
5. Washington D.C.
4. Chicago
3. Denver
2. Austin
1. Atlanta
New to Scooters? Want to learn how Electric Scooter companies work? Check out our previous article, What are Electric Scooters.
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Lol NYC roadkill mania
scooter is very convenient for me
School buses must stop and open the door to look both ways when crossing train tracks. Please be patient when behind a school bus at a railway crossing.
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Austin is my favorite
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Please be patient when approaching a railroad crossing behind a school bus. After that,we can come to my home and play geometry dash lite
Is it a bad tone to leave scooters near trail entrances? Been looking to hike a bit and the trail start is around ~5 miles away from me. I can just walk there too, but thought about using one of those :D especially since then I don't need to change into my trailing boots at the spot and can just ride in those, which reduced my backpack load a bit(no clue how much Hoka Running shoes weight, but it adds up) Thanks!