Teenage e-scooter rider banned from road for two years after fracturing six-year-old boy’s skull

A teenaged e-scooter rider has been banned from the road for two years after knocking down a six-year-old boy, leaving him with a fractured skull and bruises.   Jamie Smith was knocked down on the pavement outside his home in Elston Fields, Leicester, last year by the scooter travelling at 25mph. The then 16-year-old rider fled … Read more

PETER HITCHENS: E-scooter menace leaving chaos and death in its wake 

Nobody else seems to be bothered, so here goes. Why have we allowed horrible, stupid electric scooters to infest our streets?  Will anyone put a stop to it before it is irreversible? In this idiotic decision all kinds of other follies are bound up. The disappearance of proper police from our lives is one. By proper … Read more

Three PCSOs gaze into fancy patisserie window – missing e-scooter rider on pavement behind them

Those cakes make an arresting sight! Three PCSOs gaze hungrily into fancy patisserie window – missing the e-scooter rider on the pavement behind them Officers appeared distracted by the cakes at Belle Epoque Patisserie in Islington While e-scooters may be common sight in London, you cannot ride on pavement A gastropub chef said he spotted … Read more

Moment man on e-scooter riding illegally on road narrowly avoids being hit by taxi

This is the moment a hooded man on an e-scooter riding illegally on the road is almost hit by a taxi as he crosses a mini-roundabout without giving way. The taxi driver working in central London said he witnessed two near misses in the space of just four minutes as e-scooter riders flouted the law … Read more

Demands to scrap e-scooter trial in Newcastle just a WEEK into year-long trial 

Critics have called for an end to a year-long e-scooter trial in Newcastle after just seven days – after riders ditched helmets, rode on pavements and almost hit pedestrians.  Some 250 electric scooters were opened up to the public for the first time last week as the Government decides whether to legalise the use of … Read more

Van knocks e-scooter rider off his bike as he drives it along a main road in the dark 

Shocking moment van knocks e-scooter rider off his bike as he drives it along a main road in the dark Mark Dibley witnessed the incident on the A33 near Chineham, Hampshire White van collides with the e-scooter and sends rider plummeting to the ground Rider complained his arm hurt and his jacket was ripped but … Read more

E-scooter driver rides along a busy dual carriageway at speeds of 50mph

Shocking moment e-scooter driver rides along a busy dual carriageway, weaving in and out of traffic and hitting speeds of 50mph The man, who was riding through Dundee, was spotted travelling at 50mph Video footage showed the man  performing stunts on the A927 on January 31 Private e-scooters are currently banned from use on public … Read more

Drink driving e-scooter rider, 20, is banned from the roads for two years

A woman has been banned from the roads after being convicted of drink driving on an e-scooter today. Kyah Jordan was almost three times over the limit when she went through a red light and almost crashed into an unmarked police car. In court, her lawyer tried to argue that she was travelling so slowly … Read more

Drunk e-scooter rider is banned from driving after breaking dog’s leg in London’s Hyde Park

An e-scooter salesman has been banned from the road for 12 months after falling off his scooter whilst drunk with his dog in Hyde Park. The pet was in a bag attached to the scooter ‘because it was raining’ and suffered a broken leg in the accident on Boxing Day.  Ramin Jabbari, 31, ‘slurred’ his … Read more

E-scooter rider, 31, is charged with drink driving and having no insurance

An e-scooter rider has been charged with drink driving after breaking his dog’s leg when he fell off in Hyde Park. The man, who ‘had been drinking’, according to police, was carrying his dog when he fell in central London on Boxing Day.  A Royal Parks Police spokesman said: ‘Rider of e-scooter came off in … Read more