After speeding through a junction, a reckless rider on an e-scooter crashed straight into a car 4×4.

  • When he crashed into the car, the rider barely avoided being killed. 
  • As he moved into traffic, he seemed completely unaware of it.
  • Public use of private e-scooters is against the law
  • Know the rider? Email tom.scotson@mailonline.co.uk

After speeding past a intersection without even looking, an e-scooter driver carelessly drove straight into a 4×4. 

When he ran straight into the car, the reckless man barely avoided serious injury or even death.

The dashcam video of the crash at 6.52pm on July 6 shows the rider seemingly unaware that traffic was coming his way as he speeds straight into the busy street.

Shocking footage shows a careless e-scooter rider smashing into a 4x4

Amazing footage of an inconsiderate e-scooter driver smashing into a 4×4

It appeared that no one was hurt during the incident. at the intersection of Longspring Road and Leavesden Road, Watford (Hertfordshire).

The scooter, which was being driven by the rider, jumped from its seat and ran towards the car. However, the rider continued on as if nothing had occurred. 

According to government websites, three people were killed in an e-scooter crash between January 2020 and Juni 2021.

According to officials, the increase was 278 percent in number e-scooter collisions between 2020 and 2021. 

The man narrowly avoided injury and even death in at 6.52pm on 6 July

The man narrowly avoided injury and even death in at 6.52pm on 6 July

No one appears to have been hurt in the incident in Watford

The incident at Watford appears to not have resulted in anyone being hurt. 

Three people died in e-scooter crashes between January 2020 and June 2021

Between January 2020 and June 20,21, three people were killed in an e-scooter crash

The limited use of escooters in the UK is restricted to trial programs in major cities like Liverpool, Nottingham, and Bristol. 

Private ones are currently illegal on roads and public places. 

As the Department of Transport plans and legalizes the devices, this will change. 

The speed limit for each vehicle is set at 15 miles an hour. Each vehicle must be equipped with automatic lights. 

According to reports, more than one million escooters are on Britain’s roads. Some of these scooters may be illegally used.

Six penalty points will be assessed to riders who use them illegally. licence.

E-scooter revenue is expected to hit $145.60m by 2026 in the UK, according to Statista, up from almost nothing in 2017.  

Data company stated that the expected number of users will reach 6.1m in 2026. 

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