Why Are E-Scooters So Difficult to Safely Regulate?

By Times News

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Fast, green and convenient, e-scooters are part of a two-wheeled revolution that is supposed to transform the way we travel around our cities. But now data has revealed the toll of severe injuries and tragic deaths from the machines. Laurence Sleator, The Times’s transport correspondent, looks at how a simple commute turned so dangerous — and why the government is struggling to control it. #escooter #transportpolicy #explained Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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