Re “City Council votes to regulate electric scooters,” Sept. 6 issue

Our thanks to those who created and provide the e-scooters we are seeing throughout the community. What a wonderful way to accommodate those who would otherwise use their cars for local transportation. As we seek to regulate the usage of e-scooters, we should keep safety as our primary goal.

My suggestions:

1. The roads are primarily for cars, trucks and motorcycles. Bike lanes may be used by bicycles only.
2. The use of helmets and [having a] single-occupier for scooters are strictly strong recommendations, not laws.
3. Using available resources where every street has one road and two sidewalks, one sidewalk (the one with the most stores and businesses) should be reserved for pedestrians. The other sidewalk [could be used for] for bicycles, scooters and skateboards. Pedestrians may use [the other sidewalk] with considerable caution.
4. Add more crosswalks/crossovers to accommodate pedestrians who need to cross to the other sidewalk to enter a store or building.

George Epstein

Detroit Street