It comes after councillors heard last month that Humberside Police were reluctant to take a heavy-handed approach to e-scooters despite them being illegal on public roads
riding e-scooters in trial areas which also include York cannot venture beyond designated areas and they are only legal on private land everywhere else.Coun Padden said during the October meeting his wife had almost been knocked over by an e-scooter. He has now told councillors a young woman had been so badly injured after one hit her that she remained unable to work.Advertisement“I’m aware of an accident involving a young woman in late August.
“She didn’t see it coming and the next thing she remembered was waking up in hospital where doctors told her her skull had fractures in three places.“There’s no indication when she’ll be able to return to work, her life’s been turned upside down. “The standing position of the riders makes head and facial injuries more likely for them too. If people want to report something there’s no registration number for them to use.It comes after insurance groups called for the
to bring in robust legislation around the use of e-scooters if their legal use is widened beyond the current permitted trials, and on private land with the permission of the landowner.Figures show that in the year ending June 2021 there were 882 accidents involving e-scooters, resulting in 931 casualties – the equivalent of 17 people every week - of which 732 were e-scooter users.
In a joint letter to Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, the International Underwriting Association of London , the Association of British Insurers , the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and the Lloyd’s Market Association raised concerns of the significant risk to all road users, pedestrians and e-scooter users until there is a robust regulation around the wider use of e-scooters beyond the current official trials.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Woman in critical condition and three others injured in North Yorkshire crashA woman remains in critical condition after four people were injured in a crash in North Yorkshire.
Read more »
The latest areas brought into Yorkshire Dales National Park offer value for home buyersIt is just over six years since the Yorkshire Dales National Park grew by almost a quarter by extending its boundaries to cover new areas of Cumbria and a smidgen of Lancashire. That extra 161 square miles of glorious upland landscape now has the added protection that a national park designation brings.
Read more »
The 15 happiest places to live in Yorkshire: Where Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Harrogate and Halifax rankResidents across Yorkshire point to a sense of belonging as the most important contributor towards the ultimate feel good factor
Read more »
Small Business Saturday: Time to free Yorkshire firms from Tory doom-loop - Rachel ReevesToday, on Small Business Saturday, we enjoy the many creative and talented entrepreneurs, shops and small businesses across Yorkshire and the Humber. It is their drive and passion creating jobs, bringing our local communities together and boosting economic growth across our county and country.
Read more »
Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen in mourning after 'family member's' deathOUR Yorkshire Farm’s Amanda Owen has told fans she’s in mourning after the “heartbreaking death” of her beloved dog. The sheepdog called Kate passed away in her sleep leavin…
Read more »