E-scooter rental trial: Journey length and helmets

Summary

• 10 – 20 minutes is the most common typical journey time, with half of respondents selecting this journey length (50%)
• The next most common journey times, for about one fifth of respondents each, are 20 – 30 minutes (20%) and 0 – 10 minutes (19%). The vast majority of journeys on rental e-scooters are typically less than 30 minutes long (89%)
• Nearly half of trial users never wear a helmet when riding an e-scooter (49%)

This chart shows the typical journey length on a rental e-scooter. 19% of trial users ride rental e-scooters for 0 to 10 minutes, 50% ride them for 10 to 20 minutes, 20% ride them for 20 to 30 minutes, 6% ride them for 30 to 40 minutes, and 6% ride rental e-scooters for 40 minutes or more.

Base: Trial users (582)

This chart shows how often trial users wear a helmet when riding a rental e-scooter. 16% of trial users always wear a helmet when riding a rental e-scooter, 10% usually wear a helmet, 12% sometimes wear a helmet, 14% rarely wear a helmet, and 49% of trial users never wear a helmet when riding a rental e-scooter.

Base: Trial users (567)