Overall: an e-scooter is not just slightly less stable than a bicycle; it is *fundamentally in a different stability class*, relying much more heavily on active rider balance rather than passive mechanical self-correction.
This is one reason why accident rates per kilometre travelled tend to be noticeably higher for e-scooters than for bicycles, particularly on imperfect urban pavement.
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