Gordon Riley, head of e-scooter startup Electric England, will current a petition to full council subsequent week.
He is urging native councils to assist e-scooter coaching academies run by professionals on non-public or council owned land.
Britain has seen a surge within the recognition of e-scooters – however there has additionally been a surge within the variety of ambulance call-outs for accidents.
There was a five-fold improve in accidents in Yorkshire alone final yr. There have been 51 e-scooter accidents recorded by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service in 2021, an enormous improve from the 9 accidents recorded in 2019.
Nationwide, 931 accidents have been reported, prompting the Government to name for a blanket ban. More than 3,600 e-scooters have been seized in London.
E-scooters should solely be ridden on non-public land with permission
E-scooters are unlawful on public land and offenders can be fined or obtain factors on their driving licence. It’s in opposition to the regulation to trip on pavements and cycle lanes or in parks and automotive parks.
But Gordon says folks will proceed to use them and it’s higher to educate and train riders to keep away from accidents.
He needs driving academies to open, the primary ever challenge of its variety within the UK which might begin in Sheffield and be replicated all through the nation.
Riders would be educated in how to preserve an electrical scooter, consciousness of environment, the regulation, velocity, security and etiquette; sensible driving classes; and will turn out to be ambassadors to unfold consciousness in faculties.
Gordon stated: “E-scooter school graduates will be vastly safer, more responsible, educated riders who will go on to be ambassadors for the use of non-fossil fuel burning modes of transport.
“For this to happen, we need council support. Success at this stage will enable us to develop further with a country wide network, helping to create safer and more eco friendly communities in line with what many European cities have achieved already.”