Although speed limits and pavement bans are commonplace for eScooter riders, helmets remain recommended but optional in most countries, despite much research suggesting that they are vital. — dpa
Electric scooter rental companies like Lime and Bird might remind riders to wear a helmet, but in the vast majority of cities around the world, it's only recommended.
And yet skull fractures, lacerations and brain injuries are just a few of the common injuries that emergency rooms have noted in eScooter riders involved in accidents.
