Growing up, everyone felt pity for them, as they grew up sheltered and not very well educated. In modern times, I feel like this has been magnified significantly.
I'd only do it if your kid was getting the absolute shit kicked out of them at school(s). Social media makes it extremely easy to get chain-bullied at multiple schools even with a transfer or two.



And the more connected ones you put in, the more people will use them, and the less you have to invest in road maintenance from car wear and tear.
It's a phenomenal idea to reduce maintenance costs, reduce traffic, dollars spent on police/fire/ems visits to crash sites, and fewer dollars spent on public health due to vehicle emissions.
And it saves riders a shitton of money in gas, car maintenance and potentially insurance, if they only need one car instead of two.