Number of pedestrians hit and injured by e-scooters in UK was FOUR times higher in 2021 than 2020

✔ Fact Checked by TDPel News Desk

By Lola Smith

Published: May 25, 2022 | 6:17 PM GMT

According to recent data, the number of pedestrians wounded by e-scooters was nearly four times greater in 2021 than the previous year.

According to Department for Transport figures, the contraptions injured 223 pedestrians in the United Kingdom last year, including 63 who were badly injured.

The average age of an e-scooter rider involved in an incident was 10 to 19, with 50 to 59 being the most prevalent age group of e-scooter crash victims.

In 2020 there were just 57 pedestrian casualties including only 13 serious injuries.

The figures have been released just weeks after the Government announced it plans to introduce new legislation to govern the use of e-scooters.

Private e-scooters are often used on public roads and pavements despite being banned.

Legalised trials of rental e-scooters have been set up in dozens of towns and cities across England to see if they can be used safely.

Trial areas like Merseyside and Nottinghamshire showed a similar amount of collisions from rental scooters as there were for privately owned ones, while Northamptonshire only recorded collisions from rental e-scooters.

The casualty statistics also show that 64 cyclists were injured in e-scooter crashes in 2021, up from 21 during the previous 12 months.

Some 1,034 e-scooter riders or passengers were injured in 2021, accounting for 76% of all casualties in crashes involving the devices.

Last year nine people were killed in e-scooter collisions, all of whom were riders, and 305 riders were seriously injured.

A breakdown of the types of injuries resulting from e-scooter crashes shows 28 people suffered a serious head injury, 32 sustained a fractured lower leg, ankle or foot, and three endured a broken neck or back.

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