E-Scooters

I still think of a scooter as something you had when you were a child, probably for a birthday or Christmas that was soon grown out of. I can't help wondering what my brothers' reactions would have been if my mum had told them as teenagers that they couldn't have a bike, you can ride your scooter. The flack they would have taken from their friends. Now you see these older boys riding round on them. I also can't stop thinking when I see a hoodie as a "Pixie hood!"

I knew this might be heading for trouble when I dropped my eldest outside The Spon Gate pub in town the other night and there was a row of them sat outside the pub!

What was the old road safety adage? 'Keep death off the roads'. Some of those idiots are asking for it.

I can envisage two abreast, travelling at 15mph, friends having a chat, holding up traffic behind and infuriatingly not caring in the least!

I guess 'burnouts' and 'wheelies' are out of the question. That will let Helen off the hook!

E-scooter firm Voi blamed a suspended trial on the UK's 'antisocial behaviour issue' and said it will fit vehicles with identification plates. - Number plates to be fitted front & back. - Maximum speed reduced to 12.4 mph. - Limit of 5 mph in pedestrianised areas. It looks like they are coming back. Hopefully they will less attractive to the "idiots".