Policies, mobility expands the market: everyone is crazy about sharing and scooters

24hassistance, 40% are already using new micro-mobility vehicles instead of cars and public transport since 2020

New road usersnew insurance products. And among those who choose two wheels to get around, especially in the city, there are more and more people who use traditional bicycles and pedal assisted bicycles, scooters, “bike and scooter sharing“.

Net of the constant success of motorcycles in recent years, the confirmation comes from the market numbers (e-bike to + 5% in 2021 after the boom of the previous year and over 1.6 million traditional bikes sold), by the growing diffusion of opportunities for sharing and by the presence of scooters in cities (2.5 million pieces circulating in Italy).

But there are those who have photographed this trend. 24hassistancea reality associated with Confindustria ANCMA (National Association of Cycle Motorcycle Accessories), a Milanese insurtech specialized in ensuring the passions of its customers, has drawn up the profile of new two-wheelers. She did it on the occasion of the ten years of Motoplatinumits first product for motorcyclists born from the need to combat expensive insurance, which has insured over 1 million vehicles since 2012.

Well, the Datalab team from 24hassistance noted that about 40% of its customers started using, as early as 2020, new means of urban mobility for travel in addition to or as an alternative to cars and public transport: of these, 61% used them more than twice a week. Percentages that have now grown up to 60% and 72% respectively. These are equally of young men and women, between 18 and 34 years old, who prefer to move around the city with means of micro-mobility And gentle mobility (45% of electric sharing scooters30% bikes25% scooters).

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