An E-scooter is no more dangerous than a bike

An E-scooter is no more dangerous than a bike

In a letter to the Northampton Chronicle & Echo, this reader explains his experience of his family riding e-scooters around the town. I live just outside Northampton in the village of Spratton and while travelling through Northampton kept seeing these e-scooters dotted around the town. So we had a look online and saw they were […]

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Are E-Scooters too quiet?

Are E-Scooters too quiet?

“E-scooters will be fitted with artificial noise devices to reduce the risk of pedestrians being hit by silent riders on pavements and road crossings. The Times, 20th November Audible alerts will be emitted from battery-powered e-scooters for the first time after concerns over a significant expansion of the technology. Tier Mobility, which operates e-scooters in […]

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E-scooter safety

E-scooter safety

E-scooter safety will no doubt feature heavily in the Government’s review of the legalities of e-scooters in the UK. Rob Hitch decided to carry out the safety comparison below between electric scooters / PLEVs and bicycles and it showed that e-scooters / PLEVs can be a lot safer than people realise! Electric Scooter vs Bicycle […]

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