I think they should be subject some some kind of rules such as max weight and speed and maybe should emit a sound. They should only be used dawn till dusk etc... I have seen them abroad where where there is generally more open space and wider pavements than the UK you pay so much to rent one and have to be registered. I think there is some interaction with a mobile app and you can dump them at various return points within the city zone when you have finished or the battery is flat. They don't seem THAT popular - more of a passing FAD. Someone in a truck goes around in the evening and picks them up.
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