Irish Examiner view: E-scooters are a hazard

Instead of appealing to the better angels of our nature, e-scooters are natural companions to our inner demons

E-scooters have been banned from footpaths since May 2024.

One of the questions facing all citizens interested in the subject of local transport — and our political representatives — is just how much rope we are prepared to give electronic bikes and e-scooters and the companies which provide them before we declare that enough is enough.

The best hopes for the low-cost, easily accessible, personal transport system that they represent is that they would provide a popular alternative for short journeys to the demonised internal combustion engine with its unfortunate environmental side effects.