00:00A surge in demand for e-scooters has been revealed, according to a new report.
00:05Helen Sharp from Transport for London said the next phase of the trial would play a crucial
00:10role in informing future legislation and policy on e-scooters. The trial, which has been running
00:15for four years, has expanded significantly during this time, with rental e-scooters now
00:21operating in a third of all boroughs. Islington is one that is not participating in the trial.
00:26Its executive member for Environment, Air Quality and Transport, Rowena Champion,
00:32said the borough had concerns about potentially negative safety and accessibility impacts.
00:37According to TfL's data, 0.0007% of rental e-scooter trips resulted in serious injury.
00:45There have been no fatalities during the trial. The report said 95% of trips on the e-scooters ended
00:52in designated parking bays, and that the data was evidence that rental e-scooters can be
00:57effectively integrated into the capital's transport network. However, Sarah Gayton,
01:02from the National Federation of the Blind, said rental e-scooters were disruptive and dangerous
01:07to pedestrians. The rise in popularity in e-scooters and e-bikes have become increasingly
01:13prevalent over the last five years, not just here in London, but across the UK. While some Londoners
01:19have complained that bikes and scooters block streets and pavements, many have welcomed the
01:24new mode of transport, saying it makes London more accessible and greener.
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