THE majority of e-scooter accidents that involve someone needing hospital treatment are not being recorded in official road accident figures, a new study reveals, sparking fears that their dangers have been underplayed reports The Guardian. The analysis found that just 9% of injuries involving e-scooters and recorded by 20 emergency departments over a two-month period were found in official figures. And just over a quarter of the most serious injuries were recorded in road casualty data. Click below for more details. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/14/tiny-proportion-of-e-scooter-injuries-appear-in-official-uk-data

Source: The Guardian January 14, 2024 09:24 UTC