E-scooter safety research and collision-data trial both target a gap in evidence
A national Department for Transport project to link police and ambulance records on road collisions and a University Centre Weston student's award-winning dissertation on e-bike and e-scooter safety information approach the same issue from opposite ends.
The Department for Transport said it is testing the feasibility of linking police and health data on road collisions, using ambulance records from one area as the first stage of a wider project with the Pre-hospital Research and Audit Network [1].
University Centre Weston said student Alexandra Winter has won the 2026 CIEH BSc Environmental Health Excellence Award for a dissertation on the effectiveness of safety information on e-bikes and e-scooters among 16-to-19-year-olds and safety stakeholders [4].
Sources
- Department for Transport GOV.UK activity: Official Statistics: Linking police and health data on road collisions: feasibility study
- UK Health Security Agency GOV.UK announcements: Research: Health Protection Report volume 20 (2026)
- UK Health Security Agency GOV.UK announcements: Research: HIV Action Plan monitoring and evaluation framework
- University Centre Weston: UCW Student Alexandra Celebrates National Environmental Health Award
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