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E-Scooter safety requires stronger enforcement

Reader argues mandatory helmet use would improve road safety and be easy to enforce

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Thu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00

Sir, – Anyone who can afford an e-scooter can afford a helmet. Preferably with the highly visible red and white lights built in.

For everyone’s sake, no helmet should mean impoundment of the e-scooter.

This would be both a common-sense step and an easily enforceable law. – Yours, etc,

PETER KELLY,

RM Block

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