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Re:Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100 by nahikoa on Thursday January 09, 2020 @02:29PM (#22004612)
The VC funded scooter rental companies don't bear the most significant cost of scooters, public health. Quality studies outlining the risk and costs are scarce, but there are some:

https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Health...

Key points: 15% of scooter riders who seek medical attention have a traumatic brain injury. This doesn't include those transported by EMS. 63% of injured riders had ridden an scooter 9 or more times before.

Perhaps e-scooters are safe in some markets, but in many they are a death trap that the vendors will never have to pay for.

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Re:Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100 by rory096 on Thursday January 09, 2020 @02:47PM (#22004844)
Cars kill 37,000 people in the United States each year.
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Re:Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100 by quotemstr on Thursday January 09, 2020 @02:31PM (#22004640)
> 15% of scooter riders who seek medical attention

This statistic is meaningless without a base rate.

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Re:Lime shuts in 12 markets, lays off around 100 by henryfjordan on Thursday January 09, 2020 @02:46PM (#22004830)
They will once the lawsuits make their way through the legal system. TBI lawsuits are big business.

Also wear a helmet if you are going be on the roads in the US!

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