Like many other Arlington residents AY saw and heard reports of serious injuries resulting from electric scooters ridden inside the Beltway. So AY wanted to see how dangerous electric scooters are. We did a Google search on 'Bird electric scooters crashes injuries' and 'Lime electric scooters crashes injuries'
Short answer. Electric scooters are VERY dangerous and should have been banned from Arlington, not given a 9 month trial in Arlington, including during the Winter. Cities like Nashville, San Diego, Santa Monica, and Los Angeles have either banned or severely limited the places where electric scooters can be ridden.
Only persons who are either elected or a candidate for public office in Arlington who have expressed concern about electric scooters are Audrey Clement and John Vihstadt. The representatives from the Bird and Lime scooter corporations, who attended the last County Board meeting, were only concerned about their corporations' bottom line.
When AY spoke with an attorney at a personal injury law firm that has been deluged with complaints about injuries from Bird and Lime scooters she stated: 'Your County Board is insane for allowing electric scooters in Arlington'.
AY
