The Brief
- An electric scooter user recently hit and seriously injured a man in Milwaukee.
- Downtown’s alderman questioned whether the city should continue allowing them.
- FOX6 News reached out to Lime for comment but did not hear back.
MILWAUKEE – After a recent incident involving an electric Lime scooter hitting and seriously injuring a man in downtown Milwaukee, the district’s alderman said he wants answers – and questions whether the city should continue allowing them at all.
Scooter safety concerns
What they’re saying:
Electric scooters first started in the city back in 2019.
“We’ve been waiting on summer for I don’t know how long, so it’s just the scenery,” said Robert Kendall. “The lake, the buildings. I like to come out and take scooters by the lake, go play volleyball, see the water, stuff like that.”
Kendall isn’t a frequent Lime scooter rider, but frequent enough that he recognizes some of the issues for pedestrians.…