Im surprised they didn’t call for the banning of escooters, that’s the usual response to a traffic death. /s
Five people have lost their lives on WA roads in separate accidents in 24 hours
WA’s road toll is the worst year-to-date figure in a decade.
I’ve seen some incredibly boneheaded things from scooter riders, to be fair. Not so much the rental scooters, but illegally modified scooters with motorbike levels of power are just sketchy.
You’ve seen scooter riders kill people? That’s crazy, you should share the news articles about that.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c628122ex94o
It happens.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-woman-suffers-injuries-after-being-run-over-by-lime-scooter-on-footpath-rider-identified-and-banned/QBMQUOE3MVFUJMK3UNZFDQSOWA/
This one was merely injuries, but they’re bad news for pedestrians.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57541041
Ooh, there’s more. Almost like this is a real problem.
https://abc7.com/post/man-dies-after-being-knocked-down-woman-scooter-koreatown-police-investigating-hit-run/15337382/
Here’s another one.