00:00Electric scooters are linked to around 100 serious road traffic incidents in Bristol
00:08every year, according to police figures. These incidents make up one in ten of every
00:15incident where somebody is killed or seriously injured on the city's roads.
00:21Experts at Bristol City Council believe this data underestimates the rise in accidents
00:25linked to e-scooters, as reports from hospital staff suggest even higher numbers.
00:32Both legal scooters, which are part of the tier rental scheme, and illegal private scooters
00:37are included in these figures. But it's unclear whether these incidents
00:42would have happened anyway if the people involved choose to travel a different way.
00:47Councillors on the Strategy and Resources Policy Committee were updated on these latest
00:52figures from 2022 on Monday, July 15, included in a performance report.
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