‘Treated with contempt’ – Mobility scooter users demand national call for action
Experts are warning of a growing crisis facing mobility scooter users, as they contend with increasing road dangers and deep-rooted social stigma. Mobility scooter insurance intermediary, Surewise, has joined forces with charities, mobility retailers and academics to urge the Government to act on rising casualties, inadequate infrastructure and the growing tide of hostility and verbal […]
Campaigners demand action as mobility scooter casualty hotspots identified
Campaigners are calling for urgent updates to the Highway Code after new data has revealed Britain’s mobility scooter collision hotspots, highlighting the most dangerous areas for users. Department for Transport (DfT) road casualty data revealed that the number of mobility scooter users killed in collisions on the British roads almost doubled in 2023 – with […]
Call for mobility scooter users to be included in the Highway Code
Campaigners are calling for the urgent addition of mobility scooter users to the Highway Code alongside other vulnerable road users, following alarming new data showing that fatalities among mobility scooter users in 2023 nearly doubled compared to the previous year. DfT road casualty data has revealed that 16 mobility scooter users were killed and 80 […]
Nottingham Trent University and Surewise unite to combat rising road fatalities among mobility scooter users
Psychologists at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have teamed up with Surewise, a leading mobility scooter insurance intermediary, to tackle the alarming increase in deaths and injuries among mobility scooter users on the UK’s roads. This collaboration comes in the wake of alarming statistics revealing that mobility scooter riders are over two and a half times […]
