Residents of Paris to get deciding vote on fate of e-scooters in the city following accidents
Residents of Paris will get to decide whether e-scooters are banned in the city, following a number of deadly crashes. They will vote in a referendum on the fate of electric rental scooters which first came to the capital in 2018 but have since been criticised. The Telegraph reports that the City’s Mayor, who is […]
E-scooter trials in two Somerset towns extended until May 2024
Central government trials of e-scooters in two Somerset towns have been extended until May 2024. Somerset West and Taunton Council was selected by the Department for Transport (DfT) to be part of a national trial of electric scooters (known as e-scooters) in response to both the coronavirus pandemic and climate change. The vehicles were first rolled out […]
Nottingham E-Scooter trial set to continue until May 2024
Nottingham’s e-scooter trial, which began in autumn 2020, will be continued until May 2024. In July, the Department for Transport announced that local authorities would have the option of carrying on with the trials up to this point. Nottingham is one of many cities trialling e-scooters, and learning made in the city will be used […]
London accounts for a third of all e-scooter collisions
A third of all the UK’s e-scooter collisions in the past year occurred in the capital, with 12 people killed in crashes involving the vehicles. London’s Evening Standard reports that the Department for Transport statistics reveal on person killed was a pedestrian, and the rest e-scooter riders. Those killed include a 53-year-old man in a […]
Fire Service warns of e-scooter and e-bike blazes
London’s Fire Brigade has issued an e-scooter safety warning after a maisonette fire in the Walworth area of the city, thought to be caused by a battery catching alight. In a statement, a London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: “It’s incredibly concerning we are continuing to see a rise in incidents involving e-bikes and e-scooters. The […]
Dott supports Women’s Night Safety Charter with 20% off trips
Micromobility operator Dott is offering female riders a 20% discount on night rides this winter in support of the Mayor of London’s Women’s Night Safety Charter. As earlier dusk approaches, the company says the offer has been created to provide discounted access to safe, efficient and reliable travel. Dott’s e-bikes and e-scooters provide an effortless […]
TfL and London Councils to extend London’s trial of rental e-scooters
Transport for London and London Councils are extending the capital’s trial of rental e-scooters in response to recently updated Department for Transport guidance that allows local authority trials to continue until 31 May 2024. They say this extension follows the recent government announcement of its plans to create a new vehicle category in legislation, in which e-scooters would […]
Oxfordshire County Council extends Oxford’s trial of e-scooters
E-scooters in Oxford are now available for hire 24 hours a day in a move that will help users, including busy shift workers, to keep moving easily throughout the day and night. Since launching, journeys made using the trial e-scooters are estimated to have replaced around 150,000 equivalent car journeys. Councillor Andrew Gant, Cabinet Member […]
Kent County Council decides not to continue with trial of e-scooters after accident
Councillors in Kent have turned down the chance to continue e-scooter trials, following a serious injury. E-scooters are expected to be banned on Kent roads by December 1st this year. This is after a 80-year old lady suffered a crack jaw when she was knocked to the floor by a e-scooter rider. The e-scooter trial, […]
E-scooter riders “more reckless” than cyclists
A new study in Norway has found electric scooter users are more likely to ride drunk and ride helmetless than cyclists. The Mail reports Norwegian researchers examined 3,000 emergency department attendances due to e-scooters and bicycles in Oslo since 2019. They found the rider was wearing a helmet in just one in 50 accidents involving an […]
