If the Legislature does not ban electric scooters from Pennsylvania’s roads many children will be maimed and killed.

Misinformed politicians and bureaucrats think that electric scooters are a viable means of transportation. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are no “rules of the road” for scooters, and no infrastructure for them.

Electric scooters are toys, and, at best, belong in parks. They should be banned from the roads. Yet, Sen. Tim Kearney thinks a new law will protect the children. I’m sure he has good intentions, but good intentions will not save children’s lives.

When (not if) a motor vehicle has an accident with an electric scooter that injures or kills a child, the vehicle operator will be found to be at fault, no matter the facts of the accident. Efforts will be made to punish drivers, not the parents who let their children irresponsibly use an electric scooter.

When do children exercise good judgment? They are not mature enough to take responsibility for their own safety. They will put themselves in jeopardy as well as everyone else on the road.

Ban electric scooters from Pennsylvania roads.

Tom McCarey

Berwyn