Interesting numbers.&nbsp; Based on seven months usage, a single scooter would log 45miles/month and a single bike would log 10 miles/month.&nbsp; It would be interesting to see numbers before scooter introduction. I don't see where the 30 times crash rate for bicycles could possibly come from.<br />
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From: "Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard" &lt;bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com&gt;<br />
Sent: 12/11/2018 7:59:46 PM<br />
To: "Frank Gmeindl" &lt;fgmeindl@gmail.com&gt;<br />
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Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Austin dockless report<br />
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<div dir="ltr">Wow, these are amazing numbers Frank! Thanks for&nbsp;sharing.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 7:29 PM Frank Gmeindl via Bikeboard &lt;<a href="mailto:bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com">bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div>
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<div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Here&rsquo;s an October 11, 2018 report from Austin, TX on their Dockless Mobility Program,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=307564" target="_blank">http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=307564</a>&nbsp;
<div>Some interesting statistics from April - October:</div>
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<div>Number of devices in service</div>
<div>Scooters: 3,750</div>
<div>Bicycles: 1,200</div>
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<div>Miles ridden</div>
<div>Scooters: 1,190,900&nbsp;</div>
<div>Bicycles: 85,000</div>
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<div>Number of crashes</div>
<div>Scooters: 37</div>
<div>Bicycles: 81</div>
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<div>Computation: bicycles had 30 times higher crash rate than scooters.</div>
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<div>None of the scooter crashes was fatal; 1 was life threatening; 16 had &ldquo;significant signs and symptoms&rdquo; and 14 were non-life threatening.</div>
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<div>During the same time, Austin had&nbsp;</div>
<div>Pedestrians: 14 fatalities; 112 injuries</div>
<div>Motorcyclists: 5 fatalities; 128 injuries</div>
<div>Motor vehicles; 10 fatalities, 2,336 injuries</div>
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<div>At least in Austin, scooters look like a pretty safe way to get around.</div>
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<div>Frank</div>
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<br />
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West Virginia University<br />
Chair, <strong>Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board</strong><br />
Morgantown, WV 26505</font></div>
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