If the rentable bikes are just scattered throughout the city with no regard for pedestrians or traffic, then yes, they are bad.

If that doesn’t happen, then no, they are fine.

Here in Stockholm the transit authority has noticed a shift from public transport toward escooters, it seems to have stabalized for now, but that could easily change.

Our healthcare system has also noticed a big uptick in patients who has had their jaw smashed, all from escooter accidents, people have been run down and have been injured by escooter drivers, some has even died.

I am happy that it works for you, but in my experience rentable escooters is just plain dumb.