Shared-e-scooters are being introduced in cities worldwide, with their introduction often being distant from the actual service characteristics understanding, potential benefits, and threats realization. This research explores scooter use by examining approximately nine million scooter trips from five North American cities (Austin; TX, Calgary; AB, Chicago; IL, Louisville; KY, Minneapolis; MN). By investigating the spatiotemporal hourly and daily use, we found that demand patterns tend to be similar in the different cities. Trip characteristics (speed, duration, and distance) are almost empirically consistent across the five cities; however, there is evidence that trip characteristics change over time in the same city. We also examined the impact of exogenous factors on scooter demand, and found that weather (temperature, wind speed, precipitation, and snow), day of the week, infrastructure (bike lanes, sidewalks, and shared bike stations), sociodemographics (gender, age, and income), land use, and accessibility to transit significantly impact demand. Findings highlight the need for evidence-based examination of shared-e-scooters and regulatory processes to guide policy decisions by the different stakeholders.

共享电动滑板车正在世界各地的城市中引入，它们的引入往往与实际服务特征的理解、潜在利益和威胁的实现相距甚远。这项研究通过检查来自北美五个城市（奥斯汀；德克萨斯州、卡尔加里；AB、芝加哥；伊利诺伊州、路易斯维尔；肯塔基州、明尼阿波利斯；明尼苏达州）的大约 900 万次滑板车旅行来探索滑板车的使用。通过调查每小时和每天的时空使用情况，我们发现不同城市的需求模式往往相似。五个城市的出行特征（速度、持续时间和距离）在经验上几乎是一致的；然而，有证据表明，同一城市的出行特征会随着时间的推移而发生变化。我们还考察了外因对滑板车需求的影响，发现天气（温度、风速、降水、和雪）、星期几、基础设施（自行车道、人行道和共享自行车站）、社会人口统计（性别、年龄和收入）、土地使用和交通便利性对需求有显着影响。调查结果强调需要对共享电动滑板车和监管流程进行循证审查，以指导不同利益相关者的政策决策。