- Consistent with previous waves, trial users feel most safe riding a rental e-scooter in a cycle lane separated from the road (89% safe or very safe)
- Throughout the trial, over three quarters of trial users feel safe or very safe riding rental e-scooters on the road with a marked cycle lane (80% in Wave Four) or on a shared-use pavement for both pedestrians and cyclists (79% in Wave Four)
- Trial users consistently feel least safe riding rental e-scooters on the road with no cycle or bus lane (35% feel unsafe or very unsafe in Wave Four)
Safety whilst riding
Summary
‘If you have used an e-scooter as part of the rental trial, where have you felt safe riding it?’ - A cycle lane separated from the road
Base: Trial users: W4 (822) | W3 (270) | W2 (589)
This chart shows how safe trial users feel riding a rental e-scooter on a cycle lane separated from the road.
In Wave Four, 89% of trial users feel safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter on a cycle lane separated from the road, 4% feel neither safe or unsafe, and 7% feel unsafe or very unsafe
In Wave Three, 87% of trial users felt safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter on a cycle lane separated from the road, 3% felt neither safe or unsafe, and 10% felt unsafe or very unsafe
In Wave Two, 91% of trial users felt safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter on a cycle lane separated from the road, 4% felt neither safe or unsafe, and 5% felt unsafe or very unsafe
‘If you have used an e-scooter as part of the rental trial, where have you felt safe riding it?’ - On the road with a marked cycle lane
Base: Trial users: W4 (826) | W3 (269) | W2 (589)
This chart shows how safe trial users feel riding a rental e-scooter on the road with a marked cycle lane.
In Wave Four, 80% of trial users feel safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter on the road with a marked cycle lane, 8% feel neither safe or unsafe, and 12% feel unsafe or very unsafe
In Wave Three, 81% of trial users felt safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter on the road with a marked cycle lane, 7% felt neither safe or unsafe, and 12% felt unsafe or very unsafe
In Wave Two, 83% of trial users felt safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter on the road with a marked cycle lane, 7% felt neither safe or unsafe, and 10% felt unsafe or very unsafe
‘If you have used an e-scooter as part of the rental trial, where have you felt safe riding it?’ - On a shared use pavement for both pedestrians and cyclists
Base: Trial users: W4 (823) | W3 (270) | W2 (590)
This chart shows how safe trial users feel riding a rental e-scooter on a shared-use pavement for both pedestrians and cyclists.
In Wave Four, 79% of trial users feel safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter on a shared-use pavement for both pedestrians and cyclists, 8% feel neither safe or unsafe, and 13% feel unsafe or very unsafe
In Wave Three, 78% of trial users felt safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter on a shared-use pavement for both pedestrians and cyclists, 11% felt neither safe or unsafe, and 11% felt unsafe or very unsafe
In Wave Two, 78% of trial felt safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter on a shared use pavement for both pedestrians and cyclists, 9% felt neither safe or unsafe, and 13% felt unsafe or very unsafe
‘If you have used an e-scooter as part of the rental trial, where have you felt safe riding it?’ - In a bus lane
Base: Trial users: W4 (814) | W3 (266) | W2 (589)
This chart shows how safe trial users feel riding a rental e-scooter in a bus lane.
In Wave Four, 65% of trial users feel safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter in a bus lane, 18% feel neither safe or unsafe, and 17% feel unsafe or very unsafe
In Wave Three, 64% of trial users felt safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter in a bus lane, 16% felt neither safe or unsafe, and 19% felt unsafe or very unsafe
In Wave Two, 63% of trial users felt safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter in a bus lane, 18% felt neither safe or unsafe, and 19% felt unsafe or very unsafe
‘If you have used an e-scooter as part of the rental trial, where have you felt safe riding it?’ - On the road with no cycle or bus lane
Base: Trial users: W4 (827) | W3 (270) | W2 (594)
This chart shows how safe trial users feel riding a rental e-scooter on the road with no cycle or bus lane
In Wave Four, 45% of trial users feel safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter on the road with no cycle or bus lane, 20% feel neither safe or unsafe, and 35% feel unsafe or very unsafe
In Wave Three, 43% of trial users felt safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter on the road with no cycle or bus lane, 21% felt neither safe or unsafe, and 36% felt unsafe or very unsafe
In Wave Two, 44% of trial users felt safe or very safe riding a rental e-scooter on the road with no cycle or bus lane, 21% felt neither safe or unsafe, and 35% felt unsafe or very unsafe
