Alistair Kinley, Director of Policy and Government Affairs,
chaired BLM's second webinar on the e-scooters which took place
on Wednesday 16 February 2022. More than 150 attended the session
and heard a series of short presentations from guest speakers from
the Department for Transport, the Parliamentary Advisory Council
for Transport Safety (PACTS) and Stewarts (solicitors). The broad
themes of the event were the questions that need to be addressed in
framing any future legal regime governing e-scooters and the risks
and safety concerns that they present for riders and other road
users alike.
The first presentation from Eleanor Chappell, Head of
Micromobility at the Department of Transport, outlined key options
for possible government intervention. Attendees then heard from
Margaret Winchcomb, Senior Research and Policy Officer at PACTS,
setting out insights into casualty data, safety issues and
recommendations for appropriate regulation if privately-owned
e-scooters
