E-Scooter Safety: Issues and Solutions (BTS-10)

Federal Research Projects

January 1, 2023

The guidance includes tools, policy alternatives, educational materials, institutional requirements, and other relevant techniques to mitigate, if not eliminate, identified risks.

Project Overview

This research project identified emerging behavioral safety issues arising from the expanding use of e-scooters, both rental and privately owned, and developed comprehensive guidance to help affected agencies plan for and mitigate related safety problems. The guidance includes tools, policy alternatives, educational materials, institutional requirements, and other relevant techniques to mitigate if not eliminate identified risk

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Media Coverage

February 23, 2025

The D.C. region is twice as deadly for pedestrians as a decade ago

Pedestrians are now twice as likely to be killed in the D.C. area as they were a decade ago, even as more local leaders promise safer streets. For the third consecutive year in 2024, the Washington region recorded more than 100 pedestrian deaths.

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State Highway Safety Showcases

February 20, 2025

Youth Active Transportation Safety Grant Result: Texas

GHSA and the National Road Safety Foundation awarded $25,000 to help the Texas Department of Transportation host youth transportation safety events across the state where students learned about road patterns and best practices for riding safely.

State Highway Safety Showcases

February 20, 2025

Youth Active Transportation Safety Grant Result: Oregon

GHSA and the National Road Safety Foundation awarded $25,000 to help community groups in Oregon construct a demonstration crosswalk and walking route providing a safe way for elementary students to get to school in Odell.