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The age of scooter sharing is upon us [CNN Money]
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So am I the only "Bird charger" in these forums?![frown]()
You are actually one of those chargers?!!
Not to side step too much, I lose my wallet often in the house. So often that my wife got me one of those GPS chips that you put in a wallet so your iPhone app can find it. When I turn the app on, the wallet beeps. If I can't hear the beep, it tires to show me on a GPS, and displays the signal strength.
I still cannot find it half the time.
So m y quesiton to you is....how hard is it to find these Birds? There has to be great stories behind where you have found them. People are creative (and also stupid).
Isn't their competition the consumers themselves? The most avid users of these scooters (like the ones we see in the video) would just go out and buy them, right? It's very different than a car where you have trouble parking it at home or work.
...or are they saying the economics work out where it'd be cheaper to rent than own one? That's the question, right?
My money says this will never really take off. A lot of hype right now, companies are trying to push it just like segways but nah, scooter sharing is dumb.
I'd love to know what the critical mass required is to make this business profitable? For one dollar for 30 minutes?
I can already see all the broken scooters strewn all over the streets. Abandoned
Profit? What profit? That isn't even the goal here for these companies. They won't make profits until they have won the marketshare and dominates the market as the sole survivor.
Welcome to the world of start-ups.
yes, i couldnt agree more. I have already read some articles on the issues of sccoters taking up sidewalk space and being left against establishments.
Just so ya know. It already took off. Scooters are here to stay!
These scooter riders look super annoying. See them cut off all those pedestrians.
Not far from them getting regulated. I mean, not even helmets? It's all fun and games until a kid runs, falls, and stabs his eye out with scissors.
Getting cars off the street? reducing traffic?? Sign me up!!
Uber is already offering scooter rides via their app in some cities in the U.S.. There are 3 main players in the industry right now: Bird, Skip, and Lime. Bird and Lime both have at least $1B in funding. Skip has about 500 million. Did segways have that much funding when they first came out?
From what I understand, these scooters would NOT replace car transportation, but rather transportation that would previously been walking. It is nice for shorter distances.
Late for a meeting 10 blocks away? Grab a scooter!
I love them. So convenient and fun. And you can stash them wherever you are going, if you are clever enough, so no one else will take it and you can ride it back later.
I hide mine in the building lobby just so it's still there for the way home. Sure people can find it through GPS, but I don't want to draw any attention to it.
So much trash though. Between this and the dockless bike sharing. I see them EVERYWHERE. They are literally litter.