Stockholm-based Voi wins approval for e-scooter trials in the West Midlands, UK
Summary
As we recently reported, riding e-scooters in public areas (such as roads, cycle lanes and pavements) was illegal in the UK due to safety concerns. This summer, though, with the continued presence of COVID-19 driving the need for more ‘socially distanced’ methods of urban transport, a series of e-scooter trails were approved for acceleration across the UK’s regions. The West Midlands partnership follows on the heels of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and Northamptonshire which have also chosen Voi to launch e-scooters and e-bike sharing schemes in their areas. Voi is also committed to upholding West Midlands Combined Authority’s health and safety policy to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the region. These factors have undoubtedly led to the region being listed as one of the top five in the UK that will benefit most from micro mobility services, from shared bikes, to e-bikes and e-scooters according to research from transport analytics consultancy INRIX.