Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Analysis from a Safety Charity suggests that very few injuries involving E Scooters are being reported to the police. Its calling for more data to understand the dangers that they pose, as Jon Donnison reports. E scooters a decade ago, almost unheard of. These days, theyre a common sight. But now a charity that advises the government says injuries from E Scooter accidents are being under reported and data needs to be collected more rigorously. The study looked at 300 E Scooter casualties recorded by hospitals over a two Month Period in 2021. It found only 10 of them were also recorded in police statistics. Of the most serious injuries, only a quarter were reported
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