The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has called on the government to ban e-scooters from shared roads, rather than legalising them, amid fears that they make users more vulnerable to lorries than bicycles.
The MPA urged the government not to press ahead with a legalisation of micro-mobility devices on shared roads.
It cited “serious safety concerns” that it claimed make e-scooters “much more vulnerable” than bicycles.
The Association said: “The MPA and its members have worked hard over the last decade to improve safe transportation of our products by HGVs. MPA is a champion of the Construction Logistics and Community Safety standard, supporting high standards amongst our membership who are actively engaged in ensuring we minimize risk to cyclists, pedestrians, and all other road users.”
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