I encountered a few in Lower Hutt and since my son who's studying in Auckland had an account, tried one out. Haven't ridden a scooter in years but it didn't take long to get the hang of it. But I can see the potential for accidents and they can go quite fast and they are not that controllable (well not for me :-) ) But it was a pretty cool experience. I would not ride one on the street and the footpath is dangerous for pedestrians so it's a challenge to use them, to be sure.