MORE E-scooter accidents were recorded by West Mercia Police in 2022 than the previous year.

According to a Freedom of Information request submitted by Worcester News, there were 10 crashes which resulted in an injury recorded in 2022 - up from just two in 2021.

Three of the injuries were due to the rider failing to look, and crashing into other vehicles on the road, and three were caused by riders travelling on the pavement and colliding with pedestrians.

Two of the reported injuries were due to the rider falling off their scooters, one was due to a rider using a pedestrian crossing and failing to give way to the driver of a car and the final incident was due to defective brakes.

In 2021, one injury was caused by a rider of a scooter colliding with a pedestrian crossing the road, and the second was from a rider crashing into a car.

Out of all of the incidents recorded by West Mercia Police, none involved drink driving.

in July, we reported that a man was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital after paramedics were called to the junction of Battle Road and Battenhall Road after falling off an E-scooter.

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E Scooters: What are the rules?

In Worcester, as there is no e-scooter scheme, privately owned e-scooters can only be used on private land where the public does not have access.

Only trial e-scooters can be used on roads and cycle lanes.

In areas where there are e-scooter trials, you can use them on roads (except motorways) and in cycle lanes, but never on the pavement.

E-scooters do not need to be registered, display registration plates or pay vehicle excise duty and, although helmets are recommended, they are not a legal requirement.

You must also have a category Q entitlement on your driving licence to use an e-scooter.

A full or provisional UK licence for categories AM, A or B includes entitlement for category Q.

E-scooters can travel at a maximum speed of 15.5mph, and in some areas, they are limited to a lower maximum speed.

Earlier this year, the possibility of an e-scooter trial in Worcester was downplayed by Cllr Lynn Denham, joint-leader of Worcester City Council.

However, it was confirmed that Worcester would be getting a public bike hire scheme by Spring 2024 and that the contract should be awarded by October.