E-scooter accidents rise by 500% in Derbyshire - but still only account for 2% of all collisions

By jimmy johnson
Published 26th May 2022, 15:53 BST
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In the last year, Derbyshire has seen a 500% increase in e-scooter related accidents.

While the dangers of e-scooters are apparent, they still only accounted for 2% of all vehicular collisions in Derbyshire in 2021.

There were 2,244 vehicular accidents in Derbyshire last year and only 19 of these involved an e-scooter. This is up from three e-scooter accidents in 2020.

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Over the past year, accidents involving e-scooters have increased across the whole of Britain. In 2021, there was a total of 1,280 reported collisions involving e-scooters in the UK – compared to 460 e-scooter collisions in 2020.

Studies have suggested that riding an e-scooter could be significantly more risky than riding a bicycle.Studies have suggested that riding an e-scooter could be significantly more risky than riding a bicycle.