They were hailed as a key part of the green transport revolution, but e-scooters are used mainly by young men for fun, new research has suggested.
The electric-powered scooters are also being used instead of walking or cycling rather than as an alternative to driving polluting cars.
The findings will raise suspicions that the scooters are little more than ‘boys’ toys’ and reignite concerns over their links to street crime and accidents involving pedestrians.
The electric-powered scooters are also being used instead of walking or cycling rather than as an alternative to driving polluting cars
The research was based on the e-scooter hire scheme in Paris, which began in June 2018 and has now grown to a fleet of 20,000 machines.
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