Car, bike and e-scooter sharing app to expand to ten cities by the end of the year
A transport app that offers a core ride-hailing product and car, bike and e-scooter-sharing service has raised more than £500 million and will expand to 10 UK cities by the end of the year. Bolt is currently available in the M25 area around London, Windsor and Maidenhead, airports including Stansted, Luton, Southend-on-Sea and Gatwick, Milton […]
E-scooter trial now running in London’s West End
The City of Westminster has joined Transport for London’s e-scooter trial meaning the vehicles are now available for use in London’s touristy West End. Westminster joins seven other boroughs plus the City of London and Canary Wharf areas in the trial, with TfL and London Councils continuing discussions with others about further expansions over the […]
Police officer has leg broken in e-scooter collision
A man has been arrested after a police officer suffered a broken leg as the result of a collisIon with an e-scooter in London. It happened in Willesden High Road on Saturday lunchtime (31 July) during a pre-planned operation to target the illegal use of e-scooters. Officers said had directed a man riding an e-scooter […]
Three-year-old girl left seriously injured after e-scooter collision
There’s been another serious injury involving an e-scooter, after a three year old girl was left with life changing injuries after a collision with one in south London. It happened in Myatt’s Field Park, Lambeth, occurred at around 8.30pm on Monday, 19 July. The toddler was in the park with her family when the collision […]
E-scooter conversation reignited on this week’s Highways Voices
“I guess the e-scooter trials are a bit of a reset button,” commented Jack Holloway, an expert in mobility brands at global brand agency Landor & Fitch on this week’s Highways Voices podcast, ” to see if they can deliver on the promise of alternative mobility. But for that trial to succeed, the local governments need […]
SWARCO and Lime partner on micromobility safety
Austrian traffic technology corporation SWARCO and San Francisco-based shared electric vehicle provider Lime have announced they’re joining forces to improve the safety of vulnerable road users travelling with e-scooters and bikes. The companies will bundle their respective expertise in traffic management and environmentally friendly mobility services in a pilot project to reduce the traffic crash risk […]
Three more areas of London to trial e-scooters
The number of e-scooters available for rent in London is to double from 600 to 1,200 as three more areas roll them out for hire. London’s Evening Standard quotes London’s walking and cycling commissioner Will Norman as saying, ” “I’m pleased that London’s rental e-scooter trial is expanding to cover the City of London, and parts […]
Met confiscates more than 500 e-scooters
More than 500 e-scooters have been confiscated from people in London during a week of enforcement action by Metropolitan Police officers. Police say the week of action saw officers engage with members the public to explain guidance and enforce traffic legislation around the use of e-scooters. They say this work will continue as officers go […]
Man dies in e-scooter crash in Wolverhampton
A man has died six days after being involved in a crash with a car while riding an e-scooter on a road in Wolverhampton. This is the latest in a series of accidents involving the emerging technology, but believed to be the first fatality. The Daily Mail reports 20 year old Shakur Pinnock spent a […]
Voi adds artificial noise to e-scooters in pilot with RNIB
E-scooter provider Voi is installing sound on its vehicles in three cities in an attempt to combat pavement riding and help protect pedestrians with sight loss. The company says its engineers have designed a bespoke ‘low hum’ which will be added to itsbright coral e-scooters to alert other road users that one is approaching. It […]
