Rental e-scooters are growing in popularity across Chicago and the U.S., but after multiple fatal incidents involving children who never should have been able to rent one in the first place, some parents and doctors are sounding the alarm. In a five-week span this spring, two Chicago teens lost their lives after renting e-scooters from the largest operator of rentable scooters in the city, Lime. Lime’s user agreement and the city’s own guidelines for scooter rental companies state that their e-scooters are only for those 18 and over. Yet, DePaul University’s Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence (CJIE) found kids and teens continue to rent these scooters without an age verification barrier — and this has come at a fatal cost. Multiple doctors and nurses working in Chicago’s emergency rooms said minors stretchered in with severe injuries have now become a daily occurrence. A spokesperson for Lime said “safety is foundational to [its] service,” but some cities across the count...