Safety sharing spaces

• Overall, trial users feel more safe sharing spaces with people using e-scooters than non-trial users
• Half of trial users feel very safe sharing a cycle lane separated from the road with people using e-scooters, with a further 32% feeling safe here
• Only 30% of non-trial users feel safe or very safe sharing this space with people using e-scooters, although this is higher than other areas
• Both trial users and non-users feel least safe sharing the road with no cycle or bus lane with rental e-scooter riders (36% of users and 82% of non-users feel unsafe or very unsafe)

This chart shows how safe trial users and non-users feel when sharing a cycle lane separated from the road with people using e-scooters.
50% of trial users feel very safe, 32% feel safe, 9% feel neither safe or unsafe, 3% feel unsafe and 5% feel very unsafe. Whereas, 8% of non-users feel very safe, 22% feel safe, 25% feel neither safe or unsafe, 19% feel unsafe, and 26% feel very unsafe

This chart shows how safe trial users and non-users feel when sharing a road with a marked cycle lane with people using e-scooters.
31% of trial users feel very safe, 44% feel safe, 12% feel neither safe or unsafe, 6% feel unsafe and 7% feel very unsafe. Whereas, 4% of non-users feel very safe, 15% feel safe, 21% feel neither safe or unsafe, 28% feel unsafe, and 32% feel very unsafe

This chart shows how safe trial users and non-users feel sharing a bus lane with people using e-scooters.
26% of trial users feel very safe, 38% feel safe, 19% feel neither safe or unsafe, 8% feel unsafe and 8% feel very unsafe. Whereas, 4% of non-users feel very safe, 13% feel safe, 26% feel neither safe or unsafe, 22% feel unsafe, and 34% feel very unsafe

This chart shows how safe trial users and non-users feel when sharing a shared-use pavement for both pedestrians and cyclists with people using e-scooters.
25% of trial users feel very safe, 38% feel safe, 16% feel neither safe or unsafe, 11% feel unsafe and 9% feel very unsafe. Whereas, 1% of non-users feel very safe, 6% feel safe, 8% feel neither safe or unsafe, 24% feel unsafe, and 60% feel very unsafe

This chart shows how safe trial users and non-users feel when sharing a road with no cycle or bus lane with people using e-scooters.
14% of trial users feel very safe, 31% feel safe, 19% feel neither safe or unsafe, 20% feel unsafe and 16% feel very unsafe. Whereas, 2% of non-users feel very safe, 6% feel safe, 12% feel neither safe or unsafe, 27% feel unsafe, and 55% feel very unsafe

Table: This table shows responses from respondents who feel safe or unsafe in other locations.
3% of respondents feel unsafe sharing pedestrian only spaces or pavements with e-scooter riders
2% are more concerned about unsafe riders
2% feel unsafe when e-scooter riders are weaving or not using provided lanes correctly
Less than 1% feel unsafe anywhere
Less than 1% express problems with illegal e-scooters
91% of respondents left no relevant comment
2% left other comments