Here it hums: UCL creates audible alert for e-scooters

E-scooters have become increasingly popular in the capital

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Experts at University College London have been asked to create an audible alert for e-scooters to warn pedestrians that a rider is approaching.

This is likely to be a noise that sounds continuously while the scooter is being ridden rather than an alarm or bell activated by the rider.