Mum look the man. And certainly to a child I am a man. But I'm 27, and it's rare to see someone of that age on a scooter. Some of the mothers look away, others look twice. Some even ask questions.
Electric scooters are familiar now on pavements, in supermarkets parked outside pubs.
But they are the property of the elderly. My own wiring started to fail. The complex of nerves which string my body together began to disintegrate. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when I was 24 . Now the sparks that drive my legs hesitate and falter, and instead I rely on the wiring of this machine.