The e-scooter boom: Fast, convenient and everywhere – but are they more trouble than they’re worth? We talk to users about their experience of the maligned vehicles and to medics and other road users who call for greater enforcement of new rules governing their use as the number of accidents soarNicole Dunphy on her e-scooter in Limerick. Photo: Don MoloneyGeraldine Herbert Today at 06:30In the pouring rain, Suzanne Maguire zips past the rush-hour traffic on two small wheels, and just six minutes after leaving her office in Dublin 3, she is in her front room, greeted by two ecstatic dogs.

Source: Irish Independent February 13, 2026 17:32 UTC