This week marks the first anniversary of the accident that took 18-year-old Luke Currier’s life—which occurred at an intersection in my residential neighborhood. His friends have been leaving posters and other remembrances in his honor at what has become a tribute tree just around the corner from me. It is a sobering reminder of the dangers inherent as more and more micromobility vehicles join the already busy streets and sidewalks of Belmont.
Of still greater concern, many of these e-bikes, scooters, and mopeds are operated by children who often do not have protective headgear, often are unable to judge the speed of other vehicles sharing the roads, and may or may not know the rules of the road, or how the rules apply to their mode of transportation. I find that these electrified micromobility vehicles are adding chaos and confusion to our roads. I am increasingly concerned for the safety of Belmont children. Rules, regulations, and safety training for these micromobility vehicles are long overdue.
Sarah Ellison, Stults Road
