A pensioner has advised of her shock after narrowly avoiding a collision with an illegally riden e-scooter.
Caroline Keene, 72, of Goring, was making her weekly journey into Worthing city centre whereas her husband performed golf final Saturday.
As she stepped off the bus at about 10am, simply exterior Marks & Spencer in Worthing, an electrical scooter, also called an e-scooter, went previous and practically knocked her off her ft.
She mentioned: “I didn’t see the person coming so I took a step off the bus and I just froze on the spot.
“They just went whizzing straight in front of me and I stopped dead in my tracks, but if I had taken one more step I could have been hit.
“The person just carried on with no apology and didn’t slow down.
“It wasn’t until the lady who was behind me said what could have happened that it dawned on me – I could have ended up in A&E, or much worse.
“The ordeal did leave me in shock for a little bit.”
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Caroline mentioned she reported the incident at Worthing Police Station, the place officers knowledgeable her it was unlawful for folks to journey e-scooters on pavements and roads.
Sussex Police advises e-scooters are unlawful on roads as a result of there are not any methods to register, insure or tax them presently. It is, nevertheless, authorized for folks to make use of an e-scooter on personal land with the permission of the land proprietor.
Chief Inspector Michael Hodder mentioned: “E-scooters are becoming more widely available to purchase, and although it is illegal to ride a privately purchased e-scooter in public, they are not illegal to purchase. Riders are subject to the same laws a motorist would need to drive lawfully on the road, including the requirement to have a valid licence, insurance, registration plates and vehicle licensing, and to have the correct registration.”
Police recommendation additionally states that house owners of e-scooters are suggested that if they’re seen driving an e-scooter in Sussex they are often arrested for offences akin to driving an e-scooter beneath the affect of drink or medication, driving an e-scooter whereas disqualified or inflicting demise or severe damage through a collision whereas driving an e-scooter. The police assertion added that effectively because the potential for arrest, folks might face being prosecuted and e-scooters being seized.
For extra info, go to www.sussex.police.uk/recommendation/advice-and-information/rs/road-safety/advice-escooters