Assignment 9A: Testing the Hypothesis, Part 2

Interviews:

Person #1: Female, 22-year-old, College Senior at UF

She owns a scooter and has been riding for three to four years. She feels that having the riding experience that she possesses already, then she knows how to ride and feels like the course would be a waste of time and could be better used for studying. This person believes that she doesn’t need these courses because of the experience she gained already while riding her scooter over the years.

Person #2: Male, 50-year-old

He also owns a scooter, but he has been riding for 5 years. He is an older gentleman and thinks that his driving is better than a lot of the college students that own and ride scooters. Thus, he thinks he would be wasting his money on a course he feels is unnecessary. He said that if he would’ve started to ride at a younger age then the courses would be helpful.

Person #3: Male, 18-year-old, College Freshman at UF

He has just recently purchased a scooter and believes that he would not benefit from taking the course. He believes that he has great driving skills and doesn’t think that he could get hurt from not knowing how to properly ride a scooter. He said, “I’ve just got my scooter and it's easy to ride, what can be so difficult to know about it?” He also states that all his friends ride scooters and never took a class on it and doesn’t think he needs them.

Person #4: Male, 23-year-old, College 5th-year at UF

This individual has owned and ridden a scooter for all five years that he has been in college. He said, “I don’t care about taking the classes. The classes are pointless, and I think that I won’t get hurt on it.” He stated that this class would be a waste of time and rarely anyone gets into accidents on scooters.

Person #5: Female, 21-year-old, College Junior at UF

She has owned a scooter for over a year. She said, “There isn’t that much to get about riding a scooter, why should I take a class about riding my scooter when it’s so simple?” She also stated that her scooter driving is just fine so there is nothing to learn or change about it. She wouldn’t find value in the scooter riding courses that would be offered at a dealership.

Summary:

After conducting my interviews, I have concluded that there is a group of people that would not like my service that I would be offering to help solve the problem of lack of scooter rider knowledge. The people outside the boundary either don’t own a scooter or have owned a scooter and do not find value in the courses. They feel as though the courses would be a waste of time and money.

The Who, What, and Why:

Who: The certain people that would fall outside the boundary are people that don’t own/ride a scooter, people that have owned a scooter for a year or longer, people that just bought a scooter and just don’t find value in riding lessons and older people that own a scooter. The people fall outside the boundary because they see the courses as a waste of time and money when they could put the time into something else. Certain businesses that would fall outside the boundary are dealerships that don’t sell scooters because they wouldn’t find value in offering these courses at their place and couldn’t offer a discount on a scooter after the successful completion of the course.

What:  These scooter courses will help new/ previous owners with gaining the proper knowledge and safety instructions while riding a scooter. The need for scooter riding knowledge is not important to people that don’t want to know how to ride properly and be safe. Also, these people don’t think that they’ll get hurt while riding and everyone else on the road knows how to ride. People outside this boundary believe this need is a waste of time and money.

Why: The outsiders’ that already own scooters and have been riding for some amount of time or older people don’t see the lack of knowledge and safety of riding a scooter a concern. They believe that it is not a concern because they feel as if their driving is already good enough and they don’t see what is difficult about riding a scooter. The outsiders are not aware of the dangers while riding a scooter and the significance of viable rider knowledge and safety.

Descriptive Table

Inside the Boundary	Outside the Boundary
Who is In: Students/people in Florida that fall inside include those that: ●     Ride or own scooters ●     Have thoughts about buying a scooter ●     Older scooter riders that find value in rider knowledge Scooter dealerships are also included	Who is Not: Students/people in Florida that fall outside are those that: ●     Don’t own/ride a scooter ●     Owned a scooter for more than a year and older people that don’t understand the value of the scooter rider knowledge. Also, any business that doesn’t sell scooters.
What the Need Is: Better scooter knowledge of riding, parking while being safe riding a scooter on the road.	What the Need is Not: This course is not vital to be able to ride a scooter safely. The scooter courses will waste your time and money.
Why the Need Exists: It exists because of driving and safety courses for scooters do not exist in Florida. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) does not offer these courses because you don’t need a specific certification to ride a scooter.	Alternative Explanations: The outsiders don’t find their lack of knowledge as a concern while riding. Their driving on the road is already good enough “to get by”. Find riding a scooter easy enough to not need classes. They don’t care about taking a course that will enhance their rider education and safety on the road.