Safety Lab

We developed the Reckless Rider Score feature to improve the safety of scooter riders and other road users. The score’s based on data picked up by scooter sensors and features […]

Bolt Patrol is a patrol team that plays a fundamental role in ensuring safe and correct e-bike and scooter parking. This team ensures our shared scooters and e-bikes are parked […]

Designing people-friendly and sustainable cities requires collaboration and informed decisions. At Bolt, we’re happy to share the data and expertise we’ve gathered from operating in 500+ cities to create a […]

A persistent challenge for cities with shared electric scooters and bikes is improper parking. The lack of common knowledge about micromobility parking rules and the shortage of dedicated parking spaces […]

For shared scooters to be a viable urban transport option in the long term, safety’s essential for riders and pedestrians. This is especially the case for the most vulnerable road […]

Shared electric scooters can help to reduce dependence on private cars and make cities more liveable.  But for shared scooters to provide sustainable and equitable benefits to cities, they mustn’t […]

In the last Safety Lab article about scooter safety and road infrastructure, it was highlighted that safety statistics are still underdeveloped for scooters compared to other modes of transportation.  Although […]

Shared scooters are one of the newest urban transportation options.  As such, there are natural questions about how these micromobility vehicles impact the safety of riders and other road users […]

This blog gives you an overview of the Bolt scooter safety report for 2022. Read the full report. 2022 marks the fourth year since the launch of Bolt’s e-scooters. During […]