Worthing police seize e-scooter after reports of dangerous riding
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Adur and Worthing Police reported on Saturday (July 15) that an e-scooter was seized earlier that day in Worthing ‘following a sighting of a male riding one dangerously in the road’.
“Did you know that e-scooters are classified as a motor vehicle?” the police statement added.
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Hide Ad"Therefore, if e-scooters are used on a road, pavement or in a public place they are required to meet the same legal requirements as any motor vehicle.”
It comes after Sussex Police cracked down on the use of electric scooters in public earlier this year.
The force said in February that there had been increasing public concern about road safety due to frequent reports of e-scooters on pavements and crime reports linked to them.
Currently it is illegal to ride an e-scooter on a public road or public place in the UK. Neighbourhood Policing Teams are known to carry out proactive patrols across Sussex to enforce the law. Click here to read more.