BMW Mulling Motorcycle Ride-Sharing in Congested Cities
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BMW AG would like to start offering up the back seat on motorbikes and scooters to get around congested cities -- if the issue of helmets can be solved.
“This is definitely an option, but we haven’t found the solution for the second helmet yet,” Peter Schwarzenbauer, who heads BMW’s Mini, Rolls-Royce and motorcycle brands, said in an interview at the Geneva International Motor Show. “There’s the issue of sizing and then re-using helmets in the summer heat -- it’s not ideal.”