Should e-scooters and e-bikes be banned from roads?
The other day I was walking along the pavement on a one-way street when a family approached from the other direction. I am still devoted to the early-lockdown habit of stepping out into the road to avoid other people and I did so here. Fortunately, before moving out, I looked briefly over my shoulder, even though there should not have been any cars approaching from that direction. Just as I first heard an unusual whirring, I saw  and was then immediately passed by  an electric bike, followed by another. They shot up the road at a speed that appeared shocking even for an electric bicycle. The road has a 20mph limit and they must have been approaching 30mph, faster than cars or pedal