Two more people have come forward wit🍌h claims they were injured while using mopeds from scooter-sharing service Revel, new court papers show.
Jessica Long claims on July 2 she was riding near Myrtle Avenue and Linden Street in Brooklyn when the Revel “moped failed to work properly, causing her to lose control and crash and fall from the moped,” causing her “serious personal injuries,” her Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit from Wednesday alleges.
Marian Miller similarly claims she sustained serious injuries from an accident on May 10 near Bedford Avenue between President Street and Carroll Street in Brooklyn because of a Revel scooter “malfunction,” her suit from Thursday claims.
The two cases are the latest in a recent string of lawsuits against the company that all clꦦaim people were injured while riding the allegedly shoddy mopeds.
At least seven lawsuits — including Long and Miller’s cases — claim that Revel has expanded across the city and boomed in popularity since it began here in 2018 — but the company didn’t keep up maintenance and rider training to match the rapid growth.
In a suit from Monday, Phelan Fitzpatrick c🔯laims he got into an accident on June 24 last year when he was riding on 11th Avenue in Manhattan and the scooter malfunctioned.
His lawyer said when he pressed t💙he brake🐎s they locked up and Fitzpatrick was thrown over the handlebars.
In a January 2019 suit, Paul Dicesare claimed he💎 broke his ankle after a collision wi🍌th a Revel rider while he was riding his bicycle. Dicesare sued the company for negligence.
Dicesare’s lawyer Daniel Fl♎anzig — who also reps Long, Miller and four other people who sued Revel last week — told Th🌊e Post Monday, “There seems to be a continuing theme of people finding mechanical issues.”
“There appears to be an issue with a lack of maintenance and lack of training,” Flanzig said at 🔯the time.
Three riders, including CBS reporter Nina Kapur, have died after losing control while on Revel mopeds.
The fatalities prompted the company to close service i🎃n the city for roughly a month in July before returning in late August, adding a required 20-minute safety test and mandatory selfie to👍 prove each rider is wearing a helmet.
“Revel takes rider safety very seriously,” a spokesperson with Revel said. “We employ industry-leading safety protocols, including in-app safety training and a helmet selfie feature.”
“Our experienced mechanics conduct regular maintenance checks on every vehicle and our Field Team is on-hand to offer support and safety checks in every borough,” the spokesperson said.