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Letter to the editor: Close call leads to a safety warning about people riding electric scooters

Just a warning to parents! A couple of weeks ago I was parked in front of the closed Atmosphere store near London Drugs. While beginning to back out, I was startled by a small person shooting past behind me on one of those electric scooters.
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This file photo shows a person riding an electric scooter. A reader backing out of a parking space had a close call with a kid on one of the zippy little vehicles.

Just a warning to parents!

A couple of weeks ago I was parked in front of the closed Atmosphere store near London Drugs.

While beginning to back out, I was startled by a small person shooting past behind me on one of those electric scooters.

The child was very young, or small. anyway, not wearing a helmet, and was not visible as they came past the front of the store.

Luckily I was moving very slowly, but I felt quite shaken to think of what might have occurred.

Really ... electric scooter … in a parking lot ... no helmet? Young child?

Clare Willis

Prince George