Several near misses involving e-scooters in Derry spark warning young person could be seriously injured or killed
Several near misses involving electric scooters have been reported in Derry with a local councillor warning a young person could be seriously injured or killed through misuse of the vehicles.
A Creggan-councillor has said there are fears buses could be withdrawn from the estate due to the dangers posed for motorists, pedestrians and scooter users themselves.
"The last thing we would want to see is a young person ending up seriously injured or worse.
"I have been engaging with Community Restorative Justice (CRJ) and the youth service on this issue.
"I would urge parents to have a word with your children about road safety and the importance of the continuation of the bus service for the area,” said Sinn Féin’s Emma McGinley.
Fears around the misuse of e-scooters have been raised right across the city over recent weeks and Creggan has not been immune.
Colr. McGinley said: "Over the past number of weeks there have been a number of near misses with young people in e-scooters across the Creggan area. What we are seeing is very young people on these scooters with no helmets, dressed in dark clothing and driving them on main roads.
"I've been in contact with Translink who have raised concerns to me that when buses are coming through Creggan there are young people on e-scooters darting out in front of the bus, some damage has also happened to buses.
"The bus drivers are worried that someone will end up hurt, or the possibility of withdrawal of services from Translink - which we obviously don't want to happen.”