E-scooter customers who bounce the lights, do not put on helmets, journey on the pavement or are too younger

Driving on the pavements, no helmets and with out insurance coverage – it is a worrying snapshot of e-scooter customers throughout the UK.

As rollout schemes proceed at tempo, these pictures taken by The Mail on Sunday reveal the stunning extent to which customers are placing themselves and others in danger.

Such is the ignorance of riders that some are unwittingly breaking the legislation whereas others overtly flout security pointers.

Our photographers witnessed an e-scooter which may attain 12.5mph being ridden at pace illegally on a pavement, inflicting startled pedestrians to leap out of the best way in worry.

One younger girl smiles seemingly oblivious to the risks as she balances her procuring on the handlebars throughout a London procuring journey. In the meantime, two riders stability precariously on one machine as they negotiate heavy visitors in Birmingham

One other was seen overtly capturing via a purple gentle junction into oncoming visitors. 

One younger girl smiles seemingly oblivious to the risks as she balances her procuring on the handlebars throughout a London procuring journey.

In the meantime, two riders stability precariously on one machine as they negotiate heavy visitors in Birmingham.

Not one of the riders we noticed had been carrying helmets and despite the fact that this isn’t a authorized requirement, it is suggested. 

This driver was caught utilizing a degree crossing whereas on an e-scooter, regardless of legal guidelines which say the gadgets can be utilized solely on cycle lanes and roads, besides motorways

A rider was seen overtly capturing via a purple gentle junction into oncoming visitors. One other was being ridden at pace illegally on a pavement, inflicting startled pedestrians to leap out of the best way in worry

It’s towards the legislation to make use of a privately owned scooter on public roads however rental trials are actually going down in 32 areas of England, together with London, Newcastle, Bristol and Nottingham. 

Riders should have not less than a provisional licence and the gadgets can be utilized solely on cycle lanes and roads, besides motorways.

Just one individual could journey at a time and gadgets ought to by no means be held on the handlebars.

Rental scooters include insurance coverage however one rider this newspaper spoke to was on an uninsured personal machine. Ryan, 18, stated: ‘Why would it not be insured? It doesn’t want insurance coverage. It’s a motorbike isn’t it?’

Rental scooters include insurance coverage however one rider this newspaper spoke to was on an uninsured personal machine.

Ryan, 18, stated: ‘Why would it not be insured? It doesn’t want insurance coverage. It’s a motorbike isn’t it?

‘They’re nice. I’ve received my provisional licence however you don’t want one’

Two women placing again their rental scooters in London’s Leicester Sq. stated that they wanted a driving licence to have the ability to hire them.

However they drew consideration to a loophole saying: ‘Probably you can give one of many scooters to your pal who’s underage and has no ID as you may hire two scooters on the similar time for those who obtain the completely different apps.’

Not one of the riders we noticed had been carrying helmets and despite the fact that this isn’t a authorized requirement, it is suggested

Two women (not pictured) placing again their rental scooters in London’s Leicester Sq. stated that they wanted a driving licence to have the ability to hire them

The Metropolitan Police has just lately cracked down on unlawful e-scooter use within the capital, seizing greater than 500 final week.

Figures from the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Security reveals that this yr there have been 52 collisions involving e-scooters of which 32 had been critical or deadly and 12 resulted in head accidents.

Beforehand the organisation, which advises Parliament on street, rail and air issues of safety, has raised critical doubts in regards to the security of e-scooters, describing them as ‘inherently unsafe’.