Rome’s micro-mobility boost leads to complaints of reckless eScooter users

People riding an electric scooter near St. Peter's Square in Rome, Italy. There have been complaints of dangerous driving and several injuries involving the vehicles. — Reuters

ROME: They’re a far cry from the ancient Roman chariots immortalised in the 1959 classic movie Ben-Hur, but critics say they can be just as dangerous in the wrong hands.

Thousands of electric scooters are filling the cobblestoned streets of central Rome as people seek alternatives to crowded public transport amid the Covid-19 pandemic.