Should e-scooters be allowed on pavements?

PLEASE don’t allow e-scooters, which can reach speeds of 15 mph, to be used on footpaths (Mail). My stepson is blind and I have hearing problems, so how are we supposed to know when an e-scooter is coming towards us? Would someone enlighten me as to when footpaths were converted to highways?

BARRY DAVIES, Chorley, Lancs. A PilOT scheme on the use of e-scooters in town and cities could lead to thousands of these machines being used. Their design, coupled with high speeds, leave riders and pedestrians who may get in their way without adequate protection. Could their use be restricted to the many miles of cycle paths already built, especially in the capital?

VAL ANNE LEE, Alresford, Hants. THERE have been calls for e-scooters to be legalised within 18 months. Don’t worry, there won’t be room for them on the footpaths thanks to all the cyclists who are using them.

P. LACY, Nottingham. WhY would e-scooters be permitted to travel at such high speeds when a road legal mobility scooter, registered with the DVlA, and which previously had to display a tax disc, and has a full set of lights and indicators, has a maximum speed of 8 mph? A scooter, which is a small platform on two wheels on which the rider stands precariously, compares unfavourably with a mobility scooter, with the rider sitting on a stable and strong steel frame driven on four wheels.

JIM JACOBS, Fareham, Hants. I’VE just got a mobility scooter and have to negotiate so many hazards. I have learned not to go out on bin day, to plan my route to avoid dropped pavements and watch out for cars reversing off drives, pedestrians with their heads down using mobile phones, cyclists taking shortcuts on pavements, passenger car doors opening suddenly and tree roots coming through paving stones.

ALAN WINTER, Darlington, Co. Durham.