Family of woman killed by teenager riding E-scooter in Nottinghamshire call for law change - what are the laws

Linda Davis, 71, was hit by a 14 year-old riding an E-scooter on a pavement in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire, on June 2. She died in hospital six days later.

Following the 14 year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, being sentenced over the death, the family of Linda Davis are calling for people to be registered for E-scooters, in the same way as when you buy a car and motorbike. Linda’s husband, Garry, believes the current laws on E-scooters should be changed.

Speaking to The Times, he said: “The police should make people register [e-scooters], but they don’t. You can’t buy a car or a motorbike without registration documents. The government’s at fault. They set them up (the scooter rental schemes) and everyone thinks they can ride them.

“My wife was walking on the pavement when she got knocked down. What is one supposed to do? Not long after my wife got knocked over and killed, I was coming up a main road towards an island. Two e-scooters rode straight across the road in front of me.”