Why can’t anyone seem to make up their minds about e-scooters?

Young men and boys seem to be overrepresented in the statistics. Among the victims, 302 – the most of any age and gender category – were boys aged 10-19.

In the year Six deaths were recorded in 2024, unchanged from last year. Of these, five were cavalry and one was infantry.

Although the numbers are not conclusive, it is thought that more accidents are occurring on privately owned e-scooters. Winchcombe said police statistics “do not reflect the number of injuries.”

However, campaigners believe there is ample evidence that regulation is urgently needed.

Carly Calland’s 14-year-old son, Jacob, died in 2011. He died of a traumatic head injury in March 2025. He was a passenger on an electronic scooter that collided with a car.

If privately owned e-scooters are legal for public use, Carly believes, there should be mandatory helmets, a ban on carrying passengers and penalties for parents who allow children to ride illegally.

“If Jacob had been wearing a helmet that day he would still be here,” said Carly, from Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester.

Carly isn’t against e-scooters. They’re “really good for getting people to work, and they’re environmentally friendly,” she tells me, but “they just have to be used in the right way.”

What will happen if the current situation continues? Her answer is emphatic: “More deaths.”