Electric scooters linked to around 100 serious road traffic accidents in Bristol every year
These incidents make up one in 10 of every incident where somebody is killed or seriously injured on the city’s roads.
Experts at Bristol City Council believe this data underestimates the rise in accidents linked to scooters, as reports from hospital staff suggest even higher numbers. Both legal scooters which are part of the Tier rental scheme, and illegal private scooters are included in the figures.
Experts at Bristol City Council believe this data underestimates the rise in accidents linked to scooters, as reports from hospital staff suggest even higher numbers. Both legal scooters which are part of the Tier rental scheme, and illegal private scooters are included in the figures.
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00:00Electric scooters are linked to around 100 serious road traffic incidents in Bristol
00:08every year, according to police figures. These incidents make up one in ten of every
00:15incident where somebody is killed or seriously injured on the city's roads.
00:21Experts at Bristol City Council believe this data underestimates the rise in accidents
00:25linked to e-scooters, as reports from hospital staff suggest even higher numbers.
00:32Both legal scooters, which are part of the tier rental scheme, and illegal private scooters
00:37are included in these figures. But it's unclear whether these incidents
00:42would have happened anyway if the people involved choose to travel a different way.
00:47Councillors on the Strategy and Resources Policy Committee were updated on these latest
00:52figures from 2022 on Monday, July 15, included in a performance report.