If we start this blog post with interesting statistics, an average commuter in the U.K. spent 73 hours sitting in traffic in 2021, according to INRIX. Well, this can boil down to the two weeks of work break. There is a long list of reasons why you should avoid traffic congestion, but the more important thing is how to do it. Cars are stuck bumper to bumper in traffic jams, public transport is no good in traffic jams, and walking to your office is not a solution. Well, electric scooters are the answer to it.
An e-scooter or an electric kick scooter is a personal vehicle on which you stand; give it a little push and use a throttle to start it. This is the coolest way to go from one point to another in the modern world, considering the portability of e-scooters. In this post, we will learn why an e-scooter is the best way to beat traffic congestion.
1.Compact design
A standing e-scooter has a compact design. The space it is going to take on a street is even less wide than a man standing in the rest position. Thus, it allows the rider to escape from the narrow spaces.
Not just that, a standing e-scooter can reach the top speed of 25 km/h, though the legal limits may not allow you to drive your e-scooter more than at the speed of 15-20 km/h. This makes the e-scooter an ultimate urban micro-mobility solution. You can easily escape the traffic congestion and save time on traveling every day.
2. Portable and versatile
I personally like this feature of an electric scooter a lot. Most of the electric scooters in the market come with a folding mechanism. This makes your scooter portable. You can easily carry your e-scooter in your hands wherever you go. This resolves the issues of the parking for you. For example, you want to go to the nearby market for shopping. You do not have to worry about parking your scooter. You can take your e-scooter with you wherever you go. If you were in a car, you could not do that. And we all know finding a parking space on busy days is a task by itself.
3.Dedicated lanes
This is another reason why e-scooters have become a preferable option for daily commutes. The widespread acceptance of e-scooters inspired governments to create dedicated lanes for e-scooter riders.
This not only makes the transition to the e-scooters easy for the people but also makes it easy for the riders. The dedicated lanes are only for e-scooter riders. If a car or other large vehicle drives on that lane, it will incur a penalty.
4.Affordable than cars
You might be surprised to know that nearly 15.9 billion liters of excess gasoline were consumed in 2019 due to traffic congestion according to the U.S. Department of Energy reports. Thus, if you were in a gasoline car, you would have wasted a lot of money on fuel costs in traffic jams. Not just that, e-scooters are anyways better than fuel scooters. The per mile fuel cost of an electric scooter is less than the per mile fuel cost of regular petrol or gasoline vehicles.
Above all, you do not even have to buy an electric scooter. There are many e-scooters sharing companies in Europe that rent you a scooter at far affordable prices. It can be even cheaper than public transport. Above all, you do not have to charge your sharing e-scooter. Just download the App of the e-scooter sharing provider, rent a scooter, and pay for the mileage.
5.Clean Energy
You might be thinking about all the possible benefits of e-scooters, but there is one major reason why governments across the globe are driving electric innovation: e-scooters are emission-free. 12% of total EU CO2 emissions are produced by passenger cars, according to the European Commission. E-scooter use electric energy to drive the motor. Thus, it prevents the combustion of the fuel, which in turn eliminates the production of CO2 and other harmful gasses. Thus, you can reduce your carbon footprint by choosing an e-scooter over other options for transportation.
Planning to switch to an e-scooter? Here are the few things you need to keep in mind:
Wear a helmet: It is very important to ensure safety. No doubt, the top speed of an e-scooter is not as high as other motor vehicles, but still, when you are on the roads, you are at risk of accidents. Other speeding vehicles can cause trouble for you.
Following traffic rules: You might be comparing your e-scooter with your bicycle and think you can get away with the traffic rules and regulations. But these rules are for your safety. Follow all the traffic rules and regulations for safety.
Be aware of your surroundings: it is a commonly known fact that roads are built by idiots. There will be some drivers who will give you a not-so-serene display of their ideocracy. So, be aware of your surroundings.
Need some suggestions for good electric scooters?
There are many e-scooters in the market available for purchase, but I personally like this e-scooter, Okai Neon. It is among the coolest e-scooters on the market.
It comes with a never seen display & light technology that gives you the coolest ride in town. The adjustable atmospheric lights on the front tube and under the deck can light up the streets you're riding on. You can change the color of the lights by connecting your e-scooter to your smartphone. It is a foldable e-scooter that comes with a top speed of 25km/h and a distance range of up to 40 km on a single charge. You can get this e-scooter from the official website of Okai.
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