Make helmets compulsory for those using electric scooters

It should be a legal requirement to wear a helmet when using an electronic scooter. Where a private scooter is already being used illegally, penalties should be increased where no helmet is worn.

This petition closed on 27 Oct 2021 with 34 signatures


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Currently electric scooters are only legal as part of Government-approved rental trials, but more and more young adults are using electric scooters on main roads without helmets at high speeds around big vehicles.


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