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 […]
Citywide action for Clean Air Day in Southampton
Southampton City Council is once again facilitating a range of activities to encourage everyone to think about how the city can collectively reduce air pollution on national Clean Air Day Southampton City Council is once again facilitating a range of activities to encourage everyone to think about how the city can collectively reduce air pollution […]
E-scooters have caused lower casualty rates compared to other travel modes, according to new RoSPA report
E-scooters have lower casualty rates compared to other travel modes, according to a new report by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The report, UK E-scooter Safety Report, finds that the risk to pedestrians is ‘relatively low’, despite the common perception. RoSPA also found that there was no significant rise in incidents […]
Private e-scooters could soon be legal on public roads
Private e-scooters could soon be legal to ride on public roads, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has suggested. According to the Press Association, Mr Shapps is keen for the legislation to be included in the Queen’s Speech on May 10. Currently, e-scooters can only be legally used on England’s roads if they are part of trials […]
Lime e-scooters is integrated with Uber app in London and Milton Keynes
Lime e-scooters are now available to hire on the Uber app in both London and Milton Keynes, where trials of its e-scooters are taking place. The news comes as Lime recently celebrated one million e-scooter rides and five million e-bike rides in the UK. Riders will need to provide valid proof of identification and complete […]
London’s e-scooters could get enforcement cameras fitted
Cameras or sensors could be fitted to e-scooters to prevent them being ridden on pavements. The London Evening Standard newspaper reports firms involved in Transport for London’s trial of rental e-scooters are considering using technology to inform them when the battery-powered vehicles are being ridden illegally, and potentially bring them to a halt. The paper […]
Government urged to “get a grip” on dangerous and illegal e-scooters
The independent Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety is calling on the UK Government to act decisively on the growing problems of unsafe and illegal e-scooter use. In a new report it points out that 15 people have now died while illegal use of private e-scooters, eleven of them in 2021 alone. Furthermore in a […]
E-scooters “need more safety features” – survey
A new survey of 2,000 people suggests that more would use e-scooters if more safety features were introduced. More than 50 cities and towns across the country are trialling them, but while there is a belieft they reduce car usage, the survey for National Accident Helpline says there is significant concern around the safety of […]