Question reference: S6W-05222
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 20 December 2021
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 17 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many injuries have been reported as a result of the use of e-scooters on roads and pavements.
Answer
Police Scotland collect data on road traffic accidents that were a) reported to the police and b) involved someone being injured or killed. The latest statistics available are up to 2020.
The following table shows the number and severity of casualties who were injured in road accidents that involved an electric scooter. No such casualties were recorded prior to 2019.
Serious | Slight | Total | |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |