Why do some people fear change to e-scooter laws?
Emily Hartridge, who was involved in the UK's first fatal e-scooter crash, with her boyfriend Jake Hazell
She said her blind friends in the United States have complained about e-scooters"piled up near train stations"."They say they fall over them and their guide dogs don't know what to do."E-scooter firm Lime pulls out of 12 citiesThe campaigner currently chooses to take the bus, rather than walk 10 minutes from the Tube to her office, as she is worried about her white cane colliding with a fast-moving e-scooter.
The company"does not want people to ride on pavements", and he says those that do can be banned from using the company's app, while all Bird's scooter speeds are capped at 15 mph.Electric scooters have become a common sight in the UK - despite current regulations The 49-year-old says there is"a lack of decent information" on his local public transport network, so he often resorts to taking a taxi or using his car.
Roger Geffen, of Cycling UK, stresses the importance of"defining e-scooter regulations such as limiting their maximum speed and power output".
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