The Consumer Products Safety Commission announced that scooters have sent nearly 9,500 Americans, mostly children, to emergency rooms with injuries this year alone. The minimum age for operating a motorized scooter on streets in California is 16, and they must be driven only in clearly marked bike lanes. If you value the lives and limbs of your children, please ensure that underage kids are not allowed to drive powered scooters on our streets. Our Times welcomes letters from our readers. However, due to space limitations, we ask that submissions be limited to 500 words or less.
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