In responding to this Report, the Department should clarify how it intends to monitor whether e-scooters during the rental trials are being ridden on pavements and the number of users penalised for this offence and that it has evaluated and identified effective measures to eliminate such antisocial behaviour.

In responding to this Report, the Department should clarify how it intends to monitor whether e-scooters during the rental trials are being ridden on pavements and the number of users penalised for this offence and that it has evaluated and identified effective measures to eliminate such antisocial behaviour. Type: conclusion | Number: 16 | Paragraph: 100 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Government agrees with this recommendation. Pavement riding of rental e-scooters in trial areas is illegal and is a genuine cause of anxiety for pedestrians, including vulnerable road users. Trial areas and e-scooter operators have had it made clear to them that incidents such as pavement riding