teenagers too but never seen a child on one
Saw a child of maybe 14 on a Voi at the week-end, attempting to scoot it manually, so to speak, kicker style... I thought they were locked somehow until activated.
My chums and I are debating who the users of all electric scooters are and how they'd travel if they didn't use scooters. We've concluded the answer is varied - remove the scooters and they'd be on the buses, walking - cycling, maybe, some would be in cars, either theirs or friends or parents. Voi scooters need users to register their driving licence as part of the set-up process, hence my puzzlement of what appeared to be the sub-17 youngster attempting to use one, the other day. Riders of the really fast, powerful, big-wheel jobbies appear to be adult males in their 20s/30s.
Most obvious problem concerning their use as far as I can see is the issue of parking. Clusters of Voi scooters appear in places where there is any room, as per Voi's own guidance, but they can also be left in places that have potential negative impact on other path users, especially anyone with limited mobility or vision imparement. I've moved several, that have either fallen over across paths when originally left on an incline, or else have simply been left upright, right in the middle of a path.