Electric Scooters: Safety

(asked on 2nd September 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, when considering the use of e-scooters, they plan to look at the experience of other countries where wider use has been permitted; and what plans they have to review the safety implications for other road users, in particular disabled people.


Answered by
Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 15th September 2020

The Department is considering the evidence available from international organisations, published reports and the experience of other Governments and city authorities in regulating e-scooters. We are running trials of e-scooters to gather evidence of their impacts on our roads and the plans for trials were developed taking account of the experiences abroad.

We are establishing a monitoring and evaluation programme for the trials that will assess the safety implications of e-scooters. ?This will?assess?the safety risks presented by e-scooters, the mode shift?to e-scooters from other forms of transport,?public perceptions around their use?and identify other impacts that should be considered for any?potential?future legalisation of e-scooters. Research with the local community will specifically seek to include vulnerable groups (including disabled people) to ensure that their views and experiences are understood.

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