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A modified scooter capable of going at 62mph was caught in Merseyside last week. <\/p>\n<p>People have been seriously injured when e-scooter riders have knocked them over, and campaigners have said that unregulated e-scooters are a risk to blind and disabled people. <\/p>\n<p>Raquel Delgado-Calos, a veterinary surgeon, suffered a fractured skull when scooter rider Joseph Pedelty jumped a red light and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/10\/26\/e-scooter-rider-left-vet-fractured-skull-crash-spared-jail-21871997\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/10\/26\/e-scooter-rider-left-vet-fractured-skull-crash-spared-jail-21871997\/\">mowed her down<\/a> in Portsmouth last year. <\/p>\n<p>In 2022, grandmother Linda Davis, 71, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/02\/16\/rainworth-e-scooter-rider-14-admits-causing-womans-death-in-crash-18292608\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/02\/16\/rainworth-e-scooter-rider-14-admits-causing-womans-death-in-crash-18292608\/\">died five days after<\/a> being hit by an e-scooter in Nottinghamshire during a walk, ridden by a 14-year-old boy. <\/p>\n<p>The planned legislation would target owned scooters, so not those rented through an app.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tLatest London news\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/09\/fire-rips-block-flats-south-east-london-23616646\/\">Mother screamed ‘my boy, my boy’ after fire ripped through block of flats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/10\/a-real-nuisance-londoners-say-citys-e-bike-boom-23609213\/\">‘A real nuisance’ – Londoners have their say on the city’s e-bike boom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/10\/man-30s-stabbed-death-outside-knightsbridge-casino-23625414\/\">Woman screamed ‘Oh my god’ after man was stabbed to death outside Casino<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>To get the latest news from the capital visit Metro’s<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> London news hub<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A government source told <strong>Metro<\/strong>: ‘We will be consulting on the measures. At the moment, e-scooters are unregulated outside the trials, and it is a bit silly that we cannot legislate them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tPossible e-scooter measures \t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>The government is looking into a selection of options, but a source told Metro these are just alternatives and not all of them are likely to happen. <\/p>\n<p>Some of the options are: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Licence plates for riders <\/li>\n<li>Requirement to pass mandatory rider training similar to a driving test<\/li>\n<li>Mandatory insurance, which is unlikely because of the cost of premiums <\/li>\n<li>Manufacturers to set the speed limit to 12.5mph <\/li>\n<li>Minimum age requirement of 14 <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>‘We are looking at a spectrum of possibilities, but not all of those are likely to happen.’ <\/p>\n<p>The consultation, which could be rolled in early next year, is about ‘safety, but also the way they are used in crime, and that we have an increasing private market of scooters that is unregulated. E-scooters are not limited in terms of speed or weight.’ <\/p>\n<p>As a first step, e-scooters need to be made legal so that they can be treated like mopeds, roads lawyer Nick Freeman, known as Mr Loophole, told <strong>Metro<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>He said: ‘There are around a million private e-scooters on our roads at the moment. <\/p>\n<p>‘It is quite clear that they are very prevalent, very convenient and environmentally friendly, and they do need to be legislated for. <\/p>\n<p>‘It is a bit like turning your blind eye on cannabis use – it is going on obviously, but we need legislation in place to manage the problem rather than pretending they are not there. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"488\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23728418 lazyload\" alt=\"Man holding an e-scooter.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.airnetaccess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PRI_214385351-5e61.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Private e-scooters are illegal on public roads, but they are still commonly ridden in towns and cities across the UK (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>‘We need urgently to tackle the problem of lawless possession and lawless use, and it should be done without delay.<\/p>\n<p>‘If we have relevant legislation in place, it will make e-scooters safer for users, pedestrians and other road users. <\/p>\n<p>‘E-scooters do have their place on our roads, I can see the benefits of them, although I would rather have people cycling. The advantage of a cycle is that it is good for your health. With an e-scooter, you are getting fresh air in our congested cities, but at least you’re out of a car, which is good.’ <\/p>\n<p>‘What I’m hoping the legislation introduces as a starting point is some form of identification plate similar to a motor vehicle.’ <\/p>\n<p>He warned that without a form of identification and ways to trace the users the new legislation will be ‘impotent.’<\/p>\n<p>E-scooters are already governed under the Road Traffic Act 1988, so there is already legislation in place ‘to deal with people who are using them,’ Mr Freeman said. <\/p>\n<p>Erik Matthies, a policy officer at the Royal National Institute of Blind Peopleand who has sight loss, told <strong>Metro<\/strong>: ‘Over three quarters (78 per cent) of blind and partially sighted people have told RNIB that the behaviour of e-scooter riders makes them feel unsafe, and 70 per cent avoid areas where they would have to share space with bikes or e-scooters.<\/p>\n<p>‘E-scooters are heavy, fast-moving silent vehicles that present a danger to blind and partially sighted people both when they are being ridden and when they\u2019re parked in a way that causes an obstruction to pedestrians.<\/p>\n<p>‘The safety concerns around e-scooters are in the Government\u2019s own evaluation report in 2022. Extending the trial period just extends the current start of affairs where blind and partially sighted people are at risk of collision, injury, or exclusion from areas where they encounter e-scooters.’<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:webnews@metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom-start\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"comment-now metro-button metro-comments-cta\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><title>Comment now<\/title><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"comment-now__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T27S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/09\/06\/10\/47558405-0-image-a-19_1630919453319.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2021-09-06T10:11:41+0100″,”description”:”The shocking moment a brazen man is filmed recklessly riding his E-SCOOTER on the busy A13. 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