There are dangerous loopholes in the regulation of ebikes

‘I regularly find hire ebikes and scooters abandoned across pavements, dropped kerbs and crossings. A walking person may step around them. I may be blocked entirely.’ Photograph: Alamy

The case of Jane Ouartsi is horrific, but not surprising to many disabled people who move around central London and know how quickly careless riding can become dangerous (‘I felt my spine and body split’: the woman who was hit by a child on a Lime bike – and denied compensation, 7 July).

I am a powered wheelchair user in Westminster. I support cleaner streets and fewer car journeys, so I am not opposed to ebikes in principle. But the present dockless system too often transfers risk on to pedestrians, disabled people and older people.