I would expect there is a threshold for severity to a “crash” being reported. Falling down on a scooter is probably not going to be much worse than falling when walking, but falling on a bicycle is a little higher height and theres a frame between your legs. You can abandon a scooter mid-fall but not a bike. So even at a similar speed a bicycle is probably more likely to injure you more than a scooter this getting reported.
Thats just based in my crashing on scooters(20yrs ago) and unicycles vs bicycles.
My question is does a crash per 1000miles on bicycle seem right? I guess its denser urban riding, and likely less experienced riders?
Ryan
On Dec 12, 2018, at 11:51 AM, Chip Wamsley via Bikeboard bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com wrote:
Interesting numbers. Based on seven months usage, a single scooter would log 45miles/month and a single bike would log 10 miles/month. 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.
---- Original Message ---- From: "Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard" bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com Sent: 12/11/2018 7:59:46 PM To: "Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com Cc: "Bicycle Board" bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Austin dockless report
Wow, these are amazing numbers Frank! Thanks for sharing.
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 7:29 PM Frank Gmeindl via Bikeboard bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com wrote: Here’s an October 11, 2018 report from Austin, TX on their Dockless Mobility Program, http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=307564 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.
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