1 . Looking around the streets of London, you’ll definitely see many methods people use to move around.     1    Now there’s a new addition: electric scooters or e•scooters.

This traditional children’s vehicle has become more complicated over the years. And now, with the addition of a small electric motor, it’s become a cheap and easy mode of transport. Scooting around town can be fun   and doesn’t   involve much   effort.       2    But considering   accidents involving this electric scooter in the U.K., questions are being asked about their safety and whether traffic laws should be changed.

Many e•scooter riders in the U.K. broke the law. Some had been seen on pavements, and others on the road jumped red traffic lights, adding to the frustration of motorists stuck in traffic jams. In the U.K., the law states that riding one on the public highway or pavement is forbidden. Despite this, it seems the increasing popularity of e•scooters means they can be seen everywhere.     3    

The U.K. government is looking at how safely they can be used on the road and is “reviewing” the law. But its transport minister, Michael Ellis, has told the BBC that “Micro­mobility products are appearing in countries across the globe and are an exciting innovation, for which we know there is demand.     4    ”

    5    Despite the fact that some of them can exceed 30 mph, they sometimes only have one brake and no lights. However confident the rider may be, larger vehicles on the road make them unprotected. So it seems that more work needs to be done to give e•scooters a safe and legal space to travel in.