‘Glaring Inconsistencies’: E-scooter Injury and Death Data Concern in Australia

Australia’s e-scooter deaths and injuries are slipping under the radar due to inconsistent data collection, a major motoring group has warned. The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) raised concerns that national figures do not identify e-scooter deaths and injuries, despite the fact there are tens of thousands of e-scooters on Australian roads. The issue is arising due to “glaring inconsistencies” in data collection and reporting between the states and territories. National road toll figures that are provided monthly by the federal government’s Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics do not reflect these tragedies, the motoring group said. “Analysis by the nation’s peak motoring body shows people killed riding e-scooters in Victoria and NSW are recorded by BITRE as motorcyclists, while WA and the ACT report them as ‘other.’ Queensland e-scooter rider deaths are recorded as drivers or passengers,” AAA said....