We've all seen them. Maybe you're one yourself. We couldn't possibly comment on how we feel about fully grown actual adults with real life actual jobs carving up London's paths on the kid's-fourth-birthday-present that is a scooter.
But then, as this map from Micro Scooters suggests, it's actually a pretty nifty way of getting around — with many of the scooting times between stations rivalling those of the actual tube journey.
Perhaps those contraptions aren't so silly after all...