Electric scooters are everywhere in cities across the United States. They are one of the most popular forms of shared transportation. And they often anger people who must share the roads and sidewalks with them. The scooters have become even more popular than station-based bicycles, bicycles that must be left at specific locations. A new report by the National Association of City Transportation Officials notes that in 2018, Americans took around 38.5 million trips on shared electric scooters. In comparison, riders only took 36.5 million trips on shared, station-based bicycles. More Americans, with the help of their smart phones, are exploring alternatives to car ownership. They are using other devices, such as shared scooters and bikes, to get around. This is known as the micromobility revolution, leading many companies to compete for the business.
Title: Scooters Becoming Popular in America
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3316/razor.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Scooters Becoming Popular in America' data-article-id='3829'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6750'>Electric scooters are everywhere in cities across the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='6750' data-end-time='13229'>They are one of the most popular forms of shared transportation.</span> <span data-start-time='13229' data-end-time='21042'>And they often anger people who must share the roads and sidewalks with them.</span> <span data-start-time='21042' data-end-time='33604'>The scooters have become even more popular than station-based bicycles, bicycles that must be left at specific locations.</span> <span data-start-time='33604' data-end-time='50854'>A new report by the National Association of City Transportation Officials notes that in 2018, Americans took around 38.5 million trips on shared electric scooters.</span> <span data-start-time='50854' data-end-time='60313'>In comparison, riders only took 36.5 million trips on shared, station-based bicycles.</span> <span data-start-time='60313' data-end-time='68875'>More Americans, with the help of their smart phones, are exploring alternatives to car ownership.</span> <span data-start-time='68875' data-end-time='76125'>They are using other devices, such as shared scooters and bikes, to get around.</span> <span data-start-time='76125' data-end-time='86104'>This is known as the micromobility revolution, leading many companies to compete for the 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