Some interesting statistics from April - October:

Number of devices in service

Scooters: 3,750

Bicycles: 1,200

Miles ridden

Scooters: 1,190,900 

Bicycles: 85,000

Number of crashes

Scooters: 37

Bicycles: 81

Computation: bicycles had 30 times higher crash rate than scooters.

None of the scooter crashes was fatal; 1 was life threatening; 16 had “significant signs and symptoms” and 14 were non-life threatening.

During the same time, Austin had 

Pedestrians: 14 fatalities; 112 injuries

Motorcyclists: 5 fatalities; 128 injuries

Motor vehicles; 10 fatalities, 2,336 injuries

At least in Austin, scooters look like a pretty safe way to get around.

Frank