E-scooters present a growing public-health challenge
In an opinion piece published in The Hill, professor Dr. Jonathan Fielding addresses the growing public challenge posed by e-scooters.
All over America and around the world, municipal officials are considering transportation alternatives that move large numbers of people while cutting pollution — especially greenhouse gases — and easing traffic congestion.
Over the last decade, bike sharing became ubiquitous in U.S. cities from Boston to Bakersfield, but small, electric e-scooters are heralded by some as the next phase in the greening of our towns and cities.
Fast-growing e-scooter firms Bird and Lime — and the larger more established firms Uber and Lyft — are aggressively pushing scooter-sharing. It’s promoted in cities as widespread as Washington, D.C., Buenos Aires, Tel Aviv and Paris as clean, cost-effective commuting, short distance travel and even sightseeing options.
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Nationally recognized health services researcher and sociomedical scientist with 25+ years' experience in effectiveness and implementation research.
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Dr. Ron Andersen is the Wasserman Professor Emeritus in the UCLA Departments of Health Policy and Management.
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