Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 60342

Electric Vehicles: Pedestrian Areas and Roads

Tabled: 16 June 2025

Answered: 24 June 2025

Question

Alex Ballinger

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce further legislative measures to enhance road and pedestrian safety in relation to (a) electrically assisted pedal cycles and (b) electric scooters.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

This Government takes road safety very seriously and reducing those killed and injured on our roads is a key priority. There are already strict laws in place for e-cyclists and e-scooter users, and police have the power to prosecute if these laws are brok...

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