‘Cars should be limited to 20mph to avoid an e-scooter ban’
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
By Paul Homewood
The war on car drivers goes on; no doubt it won’t take long for Sadiq Khan to join in:
In the UK, the rising tide of scooters was slowed by arcane rules that effectively banned their use on public roads. But after initial trials starting in 2020, rented e-scooters hired through smartphone apps have begun popping up in cities across the country.
A backlash has followed, with some pedestrians complaining the high-powered scooters are antisocial and clog up pavements when left lying around.
Fears have also been raised about their safety, with 12 fatalities in the year to June 2022. Last June, a 71-year-old grandmother became the first pedestrian killed by an e-scooter in the UK when she was hit by a rider.
Most deaths have been scooter users involved in road accidents, however.
An analysis by the Department for Transport found that scooter users were about three times more likely to get hurt compared to cyclists – with 13 "casualties" every million miles.
Wayne Ting, chief executive of Lime, the world’s largest e-scooter and e-bike rental company, believes it is not his transport that is to blame.
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