And a rental bike does not have this feature?

Sort of, but most bike rental places will charge you a fairly hefty fee (some places I know charge around $200-$300).

With the scooters, you just have to find a different scooter and continue about your business.

That's not a problem inherent in the bike or scooter.

> The great thing about the scooter is that it isn't mine, so I don't have to worry about it getting stolen.

Except that the scooter companies can't figure this out either and are moving to a monthly rental to put the burden back on you.

> In April, it announced the launch of a more traditional rental program in San Francisco and Barcelona, in which users could pay $25 per month to rent a Xiaomi m365 from the company rather than paying per ride.

The gig economy is about externalizing all the costs, ya'know.