Pedestrians have backed a proposed ban on e-scooter riders wearing headphones while riding. MPs are calling for greater rules for both cyclists and scooter riders following a series of fatal incidents.
Across the UK nine people were killed in collisions last year involving e-scooters and there were 1,280 crashes involving e-scooters, which resulted in 1,359 casualties. Nottinghamshire was the second worst area in the country for e-scooter crashes with 74 incidents taking place across the region in 2021.
The worst in the country is the Metropolitan Police area, with 510 incidents. Wearing headphones while riding e-scooters is not currently against the law but Labour MP Barry Sheerman, chairman of the parliamentary advisory council for road safety, wants it to change.
