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SIR – Margaret Scaldwell, who was put in a coma after she was hit by an e-bike (report, February 4), calls for controls on them and e-scooters. Having been forced off the pavement by a scooter recently, I agree with her. In a misguided attempt at reducing carbon emissions, many councils have designated parts of their pavements as cycle paths. This is despite the fact that cycling on the pavement is still illegal. E-scooters, unless part of council trial schemes, are classed as motor vehicles, an
SIR – Katharine Birbalsingh – the head teacher of Michaela Community School, which faces a High Court challenge for its ban on prayer rituals (report, January 18) – deserves support.
SIR – There has been much recent correspondence on assisted dying, with views for and against. As 2024 may well be an election year, surely it is the ideal opportunity to have this settled by a majority. A referendum on, at least, the basic principle of allowing assisted dying should be included as part of the voting process. Not to allow this would be, I believe, an affront to democracy. I call for MPs to introduce the question as soon as they return to the Commons.