2438 days ago

E Scooters

Michael from Houghton Bay

A little bit concerned Saw 2 young boys using the flamingo E scooters in Island bay today and they must have only been about 8 or 9 yrs old. one of them, his head was lower than the handle bars. and they didn't seem to have full Control.So i rung Flamingo and they told me that the age limit was 12 yrs old with supervision. So this scares me a bit, that parents are letting there under age children use them. Plus they had no helmets on. This needs to be nipped in the bud quickly before some one gets hurt. what are your thoughts on this. Regards Mike.

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