Letter to Editor: Until enforcement against illegal e-scooters is brought to a zero-tolerance stance, a trial will only serve to provide owners of illegal scooters with a perceived green light to continue their activities. - Your Harlow

Letter to Editor: Until enforcement against illegal e-scooters is brought to a zero-tolerance stance, a trial will only serve to provide owners of illegal scooters with a perceived green light to continue their activities. - Your Harlow

Dear Editor, I read the report to the cabinet on the proposed trial of e-scooters with great dismay, as it only included positive comments. There are significant concerns and statistics that have been overlooked, which paint a more comprehensive picture of the potential risks associated with e-scooters. In 2022, government figures revealed nearly 1,500 casualties in collisions involving e-scooters in the UK. This included 12 deaths and 440 serio…