Evaluating an E-Scooter Pilot for Greensboro, NC

4. Scooter Safety: Eyes on the Road

Safety is a critically important part of riding new shared e-scooters—especially in the context of initiatives like Greensboro’s Vision Zero . We can look at several factors to see how Greensboro is doing on scooter safety, including time of day and speed limit.

Fig. 7. Time of Day

As seen below, the busiest times of day are during commuting times and in the evening after work. During the pilot, 17% of rides took place at night (defined here as between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.), when visibility and other factors could potentially cause a safety concern. 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 15h 16h 17h 18h 19h 20h 21h 22h 23h Mo Tu We Th Fr

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