French strike strikes paralyzed, rental skateboard users surge 500%
- Author:Cona
- Source:Search Air
- Release Date:2019-12-21
According to Sunny worldwide logistics colleagues,FranceThe strike against the government's retirement system reform program entered its 16th day on Friday (20th),ParisTraffic in several cities including China is paralyzed, but this crisis is a business opportunity for electric scooter rental companies. Some scooter companies have surged more than 500% of new users in half a month.
Reuters reports that since the strike began,ParisMany commuters have avoided public transport and switched to walking, cycling, driving and using electric scooters.
American Shared Electric Scooter Company BirdFranceThe branch manager said: "Since the crisis began, our users have increased by 500% because people need to travel, and we represent a true alternative to cars and public transportation."
He said that before the strike on December 5th, people usually used Bird's scooters on the last leg between the subway station and their work place or home, but now they use scooters all the way to and from work.
Another American electric scooter company, Lime, said that the number of daily rides of its scooters increased by 90% last week, and from December 5 to 13, new users increased by 530%. Foreign companies including Bird and Lime currently operate about 15,000 vehicles in ParisElectric scooter.
21-year-old office worker Kando said: "Without the subway, so I either walk, or ride a scooter or bicycle, or drive. But it takes a long time to drive, and we will not be tired with a scooter." Another The commuter Monsarat said he took an electric scooter to work for 15 minutes, and that the traffic was congested due to the strike, which required an hour to drive.
Reuters reports that since the strike began,ParisMany commuters have avoided public transport and switched to walking, cycling, driving and using electric scooters.
American Shared Electric Scooter Company BirdFranceThe branch manager said: "Since the crisis began, our users have increased by 500% because people need to travel, and we represent a true alternative to cars and public transportation."
He said that before the strike on December 5th, people usually used Bird's scooters on the last leg between the subway station and their work place or home, but now they use scooters all the way to and from work.
Another American electric scooter company, Lime, said that the number of daily rides of its scooters increased by 90% last week, and from December 5 to 13, new users increased by 530%. Foreign companies including Bird and Lime currently operate about 15,000 vehicles in ParisElectric scooter.
21-year-old office worker Kando said: "Without the subway, so I either walk, or ride a scooter or bicycle, or drive. But it takes a long time to drive, and we will not be tired with a scooter." Another The commuter Monsarat said he took an electric scooter to work for 15 minutes, and that the traffic was congested due to the strike, which required an hour to drive.
French media reports that the latest polls show that nearly two-thirds of French people hope to suspend strikes from next Christmas to New Year. butFrench union federationThe strike will continue until the end of the year, with the aim of forcing the government to make concessions before submitting a reform package at a ministerial meeting in January next year.