Improve safety for E-Bikes and E-Scooters to reduce injuries

E-bikes & e-scooters must be made safer in UK towns and cities. At present, children as young as 14 can ride heavy, powerful bikes, which are often poorly maintained, without helmets, while rental firms’ 18+ limits are often poorly enforced. Riders use them at night, sometimes after drinking or drug use, at speeds fast enough to kill or cause life-changing injuries. Without swift action, preventable deaths and life-changing injuries will continue to rise. The law is not keeping up with their use.