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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S6W-44468

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 19 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of 2026 reporting by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers suggesting that an average of 26 people per week across Great Britain are harmed in e-scooter collisions, what specific data it holds on the number of such casualties in Scotland, and what urgent steps it is taking to protect vulnerable pedestrians, particularly those with visual impairments, from the illegal use of high-powered e-scooters on pavements.

Data on collisions which cause injury and take place on the road network, including adjacent pavements and cycle lanes, is collected by Police Scotland as part of the Great Britain-wide dataset known as STATS19.

The following table provides the recorded number of casualties injured in collisions involving e-scooters over the last three years for which we have finalised data.

Number of casualties in e-scooter collisions, by severity:

	Fatal	Serious	Slight	Total
2022	0	5	7	12
2023	1	8	8	17
2024	0	6	10	16

The Scottish Government remains committed to enhancing safety across Scotland’s road network. Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2030 sets out a vision for Scotland to have the best road safety performance in the world by 2030. This contains mode and user specific targets focussed on our priority areas.

In the 2025-26 financial year, the Scottish Government has invested a record £48m in road safety, alongside significant investment in sustainable and active travel programmes to promote safety.

A dedicated stakeholder group has also been established to monitor risks, identify emerging trends, and develop targeted measures for vulnerable road users.

Transport Scotland is also undertaking policy development work on e-scooters, part of which will involve stakeholder engagement and public consultation, which will include assessment of their impact on the perceived safety to those with disabilities, including visual impairments.

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