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Recommendation 13
13
Accepted
Paragraph: 80
The Department must use the data gathered during the rental trials, in addition to qualitative...
Recommendation
The Department must use the data gathered during the rental trials, in addition to qualitative and quantitative evidence from other countries, to determine which e-scooter design requirements are appropriate and necessary from a safety perspective. This exercise will help inform minimum standard specifications should privately owned e-scooters be legalised for use on UK roads.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government fully accepts the recommendation, committing to use data from rental trials and international evidence to determine appropriate e-scooter design requirements and inform minimum standard specifications if privately owned e-scooters are legalised.
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80
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Department must use the data gathered during the rental trials, in addition to qualitative and quantitative evidence from other countries, to determine which e-scooter design requirements are appropriate and necessary from a safety perspective. This exercise will help inform minimum standard specifications should privately owned e-scooters be legalised for use on UK roads.
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