Source: Zag Daily

Based on an analysis of 30 million shared e-scooter trips in the UK between 2020 and 2025, transport research specialist TRL has concluded that serious injuries in the region are extremely rare.

From analysing 30 million Voi shared e-scooter trips between August 2020 and October 2025, TRL noted the recording of 23 serious injuries.

The results come amid an ongoing e-scooter safety debate, which remains a “major question on the minds of policymakers, industry and members of the public since the launch of the shared e-scooter trials in 2020,” shared TRL’s Head of New Mobility, Dr. George Beard, to Zag Daily.

Other micromobility analysis implications

From studying Voi’s UK shared mobility schemes, TRL also concluded that there is a greater risk of injury with e-bikes, and that overall casualty rates are higher than in European countries.

TRL has shared that the risk of injury is 1.5 times higher for electric bikes than for e-scooters.

Overall, casualty figures for both e-bikes and e-scooters in the UK are higher than those of other shared micromobility schemes in Europe, indicating that lessons could be learned from its European neighbours.

The UK is one of the last European countries to enforce permanent e-scooter legislation. Currently, use is only permitted through government-backed trials as private e-scooter use on public roads or pavements is still illegal.