Ama-scooters kagesi athatha iMelika

Zithande noma uzizonde, izithuthuthu zikagesi zikuyo yonke indawo — zigibela imigwaqo yedolobha futhi zigcwele imigwaqo, kukhungathekisa abahambi ngezinyawo nabashayeli okufanele bahlanganyele umgwaqo.

Futhi manje seqeqeqe amabhayisekili asuselwa esiteshini njengendlela ethandwa kakhulu yokuhamba okwabiwe ngaphandle nokuhamba nezimoto e-US

Ngokombiko omusha okhishwe ngoLwesithathu yizikhulu zeNational Association of City Transportation Offersals, abagibeli bathathe uhambo olungamamiliyoni angama-38.5 kuma-scooter kagesi okwabelwana ngawo ngo-2019, bedlula nohambo olungamabhiliyoni angama-36.5 ekuhambeni okwenziwa ngamabhayisekili abiwe.

Abagibeli babuye bathatha uhambo ngamabhayisekili ayi-3 million angenamabhayisekili, angathathwa futhi alahle noma kuphi, futhi amabhayisekili kagesi ayizigidi eziyisi-6.5 ngonyaka ka-2019, kepha umbiko uphawula ukuthi lezo zinamba ziyancipha.

Isizathu esisodwa sokukhula ngokushesha kwama-scooters kagesi: izinkampani zigijimela isikhundla esisezingeni eliphakeme kulokhu okubizwa ngokuthi yi-micromobility Revolution, lapho abathengi bemukela khona ama-scooters okwabelwana ngawo kanye namabhayisekili ohambweni olufushane futhi bethola ezinye izindlela zobunikazi bezimoto obuqhutshwa ubiquity bama-smartphones.

Abagibeli bathathe uhambo lwezigidi ezingama-84 ngezinsizakalo ze-micromobility ngonyaka ka-2019, ephindwe kabili kunenani elivela onyakeni owedlule, ngokusho kombiko. Ama-scooters kagesi asize ukuqhuba lo mkhuba, kanti angaphezu kwama-85,000 awo atholakala ukusetshenziswa komphakathi e-US uma kuqhathaniswa namabhayisekili angama-57,000 asesiteshini.

Ukuqiniseka, izinkampani ze-scooter zibhekana nezinselelo kuzo zonke izinkomba, kufaka phakathi ukonakaliswa, ukwebiwa, ukulimala kwabagibeli, ukuncintisana okukhulu nemithetho enolaka emadolobheni ezweni lonke.

Noma kunjalo imboni iyaphikelela futhi isebenzise ongxowankulu bezimali, izinkampani ezihamba ngama-ridging kanye nabakhiqizi bezimoto bendabuko bathulule izigidi zamarandi ebhizinisini elisanda kwenziwa.

Izinhlelo zokuqala ezabiwe ngamabhayisekili e-US zithuthukisiwe ngemuva kokuba amadolobha ebangenile, kusho uKate Fillin-Yeh, umqondisi wecebo leNational Association for City Transportation Offices.

Uthe, "onyakeni wokugcina no-hafu, isilwane esihluke kakhulu," kusho yena. "Izinkampani kwezinye izikhathi bezama ukushayisana baye emakethe."

Abenzi bezimoto nezinkampani ezihamba ngamahhashi bayananzelela, futhi abanye benze eyabo imidlalo esikhaleni ngezifiso ezinkulu kunabaphikisi bodwa.

Uber wathenga iJump Bikes, inkampani yebhayisekili kagesi kanye ne-scooter esebenza cishe emadolobheni amabili, kwathi ngonyaka owedlule wafaka imali engamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-30 eLime, emadolobheni angaphezu kwekhulu emhlabeni jikelele.

UFord, owathenga inkampani ye-scooter iSpin ngoNovemba, uthe ukufaka abantu abasebenza ngogesi kuzosiza inkampani ekugcineni ukukhipha izimoto ezizimele ngokwakha ubudlelwano obuqine namadolobha ase-US njengoba besebenzisana ukwenza imisebenzi yezandla nokwakha ingqalasizinda.

Uma kubonakala ngathi ama-scooters kagesi avele ubusuku bonke, lokho bakwenzile. Izinkampani eziningi zabasabalalisa kuyo yonke imizi ngaphandle kwemvume noma izimvume, bekhumbuza abaphathi bendawo ukuthi izinkampani ezigibela izikebhe ezinjenge-Uber zaqala nini ukumakethwa ezimakethe zazo eminyakeni edlule ngaphandle kwesixwayiso.

Kepha amadolobha afunda kulokho futhi abe nolaka ngokwengeziwe ngokulawula ama-scooters. ISan Francisco, ngokwesibonelo, yakhipha inyoni, uLime noSpin futhi yaqala umqhudelwano wezimvume, ekugcineni yabanikela kuma-Scoot angaphansi kwe-Scoot kanye ne-Skip futhi bekhipha inani lama-scooters abangawathumela. INew York City ayiwavumeli ama-scooter kagesi abiwe, yize kungeniswe umthetho wokuguqula umthetho.

Njengombandela wokusebenza lapho, amadolobha amaningi adinga izinkampani ze-scooter ukuthi zabelane ngemigwaqo yazo yedatha yendawo, okukhombisa ukuthi zikuphi izikena nemizila eziyithathayo. Lokho kungasiza ekuhleleni izindlela zokuhamba ngebhayisekili neziteshi ze-docking noma uqonde amaphethini womgwaqo.

Iphinde iphakamise imibuzo mayelana nobumfihlo bomsebenzisi. Imininingwane yendawo enikezwe emadolobheni ayixhunyiwe kumagama, ama-imeyili noma eminye imininingwane ekhonjwa ngokuqondile, kepha "uma uthatha amaphuzu anokwanele we-GPS bese uqala ukuthola amanye amasethi wedatha, angasetshenziselwa ukukhomba abantu abathile," kusho uRegina Clewlow, oyi-CEO. yePopulus, inkampani esiza amadolobha ukufinyelela ngokuphephile idatha yenqubomgomo nokuhlela ngenkathi ivikela ubumfihlo.

"Uma ikhanda lakho lishaya ukhonkolo ngamamayela angama-20 ngehora, ngeke usukume," kusho uChristopher Ziebell, umqondisi wezokwelashwa kwegumbi labezimo eziphuthumayo eDell Seton Medical Center e-Austin. "Lezi zinamasondo amancane amancane kuzo, ngakho-ke, akudingi umgibeli ukundiza."

Abanye abalindi bezimboni bayazibuza ukuthi lo mkhuba we-scooter kagesi uzohlala isikhathi esingakanani. Umhlaziyi wezimoto uVeteran, uMaryann Keller, ubiza amanani ama-dollar ayizigidigidi okubikwe ukuthi ezinye izinkampani ze-scooter azinangqondo. AbakwaScooter yibhizinisi elinamandla amakhulu, futhi zimbalwa izindlela zokuhlukanisa ezinhlotsheni zabaqhudelana, okwenza kube nzima ezinkampanini ukuvelela, kusho yena.

“Lezi zimfashini ezincane ziyeza,” kusho uKeller.

Kulabo abafisa ukuthi isudi ye-scooter ihambe, kungadingeka balinde isikhashana.