Share to ClassroomStudy: E-Scooters Hurt More Children
E-scooters are hurting more children in England. Three hospitals helped 477 children in six years. In 2019, they saw only a few cases. In 2024, they saw 149. The children were about twelve years old. Very few of them wore a helmet.
In Britain, you must be sixteen to rent one. You can not ride your own scooter on the road. But shops still sell them. Some scooters go very fast.
A boy of fourteen died in 2025. His friend did not stop at a red light. The government wants new rules for riders.
