Nick Freeman, who has efficiently represented high-profile purchasers together with soccer’s David Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson, is demanding a strict licensing system for riders. This follows 9 deaths involving electrical scooters from January to October and 300 critical accidents.
Mr Freeman, 65, can be insisting that cyclists put on a registered identification vest, use solely particular bike lanes and obtain penalty factors for leaping pink lights and different offences.
He has launched a petition with 10,000 signatures. It means the Government should reply inside 9 days.
Currently, the one e-scooters that can be utilized on public roads are ones rented in Government-backed trials. They have a velocity restrict of 15.5mph, however some privately owned e-scooters can attain as much as 68mph.
Mr Freeman mentioned: “It’s easy to always see the car as the ‘bad guy’. But if we are to make the roads safe for all users, we need law ‑ fair, robust and workable.
“In over 40 years as a prison and highway visitors lawyer, I have never seen proof of this in the case of cyclists and, latterly, e-scooters. E-scooters are termed powered transporters and fall underneath the identical rules as different motorised automobiles.
“Yet since the riders are anonymous, those who use them can scoot along with impunity. There’s no accountability.”
He added: “Cycling law is also hampered by lack of ID. It can allow the irresponsible to ride how they like, jump red lights and cycle on the pavement without fear of being caught.
Bicycle sales have soared since Covid and there are also more e-scooters on the streets.
The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety has estimated injuries linked to e-scooter crashes are costing the NHS £1,000 a patient.
Responding to a consultation on its Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy in 2018, the Government said: “The security case for a testing/licensing system for cyclists shouldn’t be as sturdy as that for drivers.”
It additionally feared more durable rules might deter individuals from biking.