E-scooters: are the people of Manchester for or against them?

We asked the people of Manchester how they feel about e-scooters and whether they are for or against the use of them in the city.
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Across the city-region, electric scooters are becoming a common sight.

The only way e-scooters can legally be ridden on Greater Manchester’s public roads is as part of the trial hire schemes taking place in Rochdale and Salford - otherwise their use is meant to be restricted to private land.

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With disability campaigners saying this is often not the case - and last week calling for them to be ban amid concerns over misuse and public safety - we took to the streets of Manchester to ask people their views for our video report.