Britain should strictly regulate "fire risk" e-scooters, insurers say


FILE PHOTO: A man rides an e-scooter, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Westminster in London, Britain July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should place stringent regulations on electric scooters if their legal use is widened beyond current government trials, given the number of injuries from illegal vehicles and fire risks from their batteries, insurers said on Thursday.

Trials of shared rental e-scooters are taking place in 31 regions of England this year, according to the UK government.

Subscribe now and receive FREE sooka plan for 1 month.
T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

   

Next In Tech News

Want to help a friend find love? Give a PowerPoint presentation
Can an Apple�Watch get AFib patients off bloodthinners?
South Korea fines Meta about $15 million over collection of user data
Ehailing service Bolt says it’s launching in Malaysia soon, already licensed by Apad
French IT firm Atos agrees to sell Worldgrid unit to Alten
Opinion: These Apple researchers just showed that AI bots can’t think, and possibly never will
Nintendo cuts annual profit forecast by 10% as Switch sales slow
You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anyway
Japan taps US chip startup Tenstorrent to help train new wave of engineers
Chinese AI firms are splurging on ads, report finds, as chatbot market gets crowded

Others Also Read