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Nearly 500 seriously injured in e-scooter collisions in Great Britain last year
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 28 May 2026
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To be fair you've got a great point there. I was thinking more about a regulated speed. I wish I could keep up with traffic speeds to feel safer. Going 15mph in a 20mph is the worst. Cars still want to overtake but do so more dangerously because of the slight gap in speed.
I would have to question 30mph though only because I think some research would need to be done for safety. It's one thing being in something with crumple zones. It's another being on a stick where there is no expectation to wear appropriate clothing or anything. You have so much less suspension, size, weight or anything to give you some flex, even compared to a cycle or motorbike.
I say this thinking that e-scooters are for urban areas where the speed limit should be 20mph anyway. There should be cycling infrastructure to make use of but only if limited to 20mph alongside e-cycles being increased to that. Any higher would be dangerous to normal cycles. You can't expect to go 30mph on a cycle lane