Robert Gehrke: It’s way past time that Salt Lake City address the downtown scooter menace

Raise your hand if this has happened to you: You’re walking up to a crosswalk, reaching over to push the button and have to jump out of the way of a scooter zipping along the sidewalk.

Or you round a corner and come face to face with a group of riders weaving between pedestrians.

Don’t get me wrong. I like scooters and what they provide in terms of ease, convenience, speed and frankly the fun of getting from point A to point B.