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  • No. Scooter crash records so far are far worse than bike crashes. As I implied in the long post above, they're very comparable to e-bike crashes, although early indications are that they're even worse than those.

  • Might that be partly because they are a fledgling technology and people aren't as used to them as they are with bikes?
    That could mean a number of things:

    • riders aren't used to them so aren't as safe as cyclists
    • other road users aren't as used to them
    • some of the kit isn't that reliable
    • as it is relatively niche, enthusiasts are a larger percentage of users and therefore more likely to mod them to go ridiculous speeds

    It doesn't necessarily mean that they are inherently dangerous or considerably more dangerous than bikes, just that they might need more time to develop as a useful alternative urban mode of transport

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