IT’S TIME TO GET MOBILE

RECENTLY, MY regular walk on the Sea Point Promenade has begun to feel a bit like The Jetsons. Between the electric bicycles, the motorised scooters and the self-balancing unicycles, there’s something whirring, whizzing or zooming everywhere I look. I’ve slowly moved from annoyance (‘Who are all these youngsters with their silly toys?’) to intrigue, and possibly jealousy (‘Actually, that looks really fun!’).

I’m not the only one ambivalent about the new generation of catchily named ‘electric personal transportation devices’ or ‘e-mobility devices’. Cities across the world are being forced to consider the legalities (Do they count as pedestrians, bicycles or