E-scooters

Transport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 21 Apr 2020 Closed: 15 Jan 2021 Parliament page
E-scooters: pavement nuisance or transport innovation? The Transport Committee is launching an inquiry to explore the safety and legal implications of electric scooters, their impact on congestion, and potential contribution to reducing the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of the Government’s obligations to reach net zero by 2050. The Transport … Read more
21 Recommendations
6 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
1 Letter
2 Events
Activity timeline 5 events
13 Apr
2021
Correspondence
14 Dec
2020
Report published
2 Oct
2020
Report published
15 Jul
2020
Oral evidence
1 Jul
2020
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
15 Jul 2020
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Alan Clarke · Lime Anthony Ferguson · Department for Transport Emma Silver · Bird Rachel Maclean MP · Department for Transport Richard Corbett · Voi
1 Jul 2020
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Eleanor Southwood · Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Graeme Sherriff · University of Salford Jillian Anable · University of Leeds Lorna Lee · Automobile Association Phillip Darnton OBE · Bicycle Association Rachel Lee · Living Streets
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report: E-scooters: pavement nuisance or transport innovat… HC 255 2 Oct 2020 27 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
5 Conclusion Not Addressed
Third Report: E-scooters: pavement…
It is essential that the Government’s rental e-scooter trials are accessible to a wide range...
It is essential that the Government’s rental e-scooter trials are accessible to a wide range of people and take place in a diverse set of locations. This includes city centres but also suburban areas and market towns where other transport … Read more
Government Response
The government's response focuses on using trial data to determine e-scooter design requirements and inform specifications for privately owned e-scooters, rather than addressing the committee's point about ensuring trials are accessible and take place in diverse locations.
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6 Recommendation Not Addressed
Third Report: E-scooters: pavement…
We recommend that the Department continues to maintain close oversight of the locations of the...
We recommend that the Department continues to maintain close oversight of the locations of the rental trials and ensures that, when approving bids for new schemes, there is a good geographical spread around the UK and a balance in E-scooters: … Read more
Government Response
The government's response outlines plans to use trial data for determining e-scooter design requirements and informing specifications for privately owned e-scooters, failing to address the recommendation for maintaining oversight of trial locations and ensuring geographical spread.
Department for Transport
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10 Recommendation Not Addressed
Third Report: E-scooters: pavement…
The Department should closely monitor the number and type of collisions that occur during the...
The Department should closely monitor the number and type of collisions that occur during the e-scooter rental trials to determine the future insurance requirements for both rental and privately-owned e-scooters, should the latter be legalised. (Paragraph 59) Safety risks and … Read more
Government Response
The government response is a verbatim repetition of the recommendation and does not provide an actual response to the committee's call for monitoring.
Department for Transport
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14 Recommendation Not Addressed
Third Report: E-scooters: pavement…
We understand that it may not always be practical or feasible for users of rental...
We understand that it may not always be practical or feasible for users of rental e-scooters to obtain and wear a helmet. It is important, however, that e-scooter operators involved with the trials encourage users to wear helmets, and where … Read more
Government Response
The government's response focuses on using trial data to determine e-scooter design requirements and inform minimum safety standards, but it does not address the recommendation to encourage or provide helmets to users.
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Government Response AI assessment · 27 of 21 classified
Accepted 13
Accepted in Part 4
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 3
Not Addressed 4
Total 21 recs + 6 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
13 Apr 2021 Correspondence from Rachel Maclean MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport, relating to e-scooters, dated 23 March 2021
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