When I was young I loved my scooter, so I can understand children enjoying the new versions. However, it does my head in walking back from school with children of all ages whizzing past me, clipping my ankles; having to move aside to let them past then, when they drop back to wait for their parent/guardian, move aside to let them whizz past again. Added to which I have a very miserable 4 year old who won't speak to me because he's not allowed to ride home on a scooter because I insist on him walking alongside me. There's at least one accident each evening when one falls off. Today was particularly bad, and I was tired after work as well. One child on a pavement on a scooter is ok, but not loads of them. have some schools banned them, or was I just dreaming that up?