What data it holds on accidents involving e-bikes and e-scooters in Scotland in the past three years, and what steps it is taking to reduce…

Data on collisions which cause injury and take place on the road network, including adjacent pavements and cycle lanes, is collected by Police Scotland as part of the Great Britain-wide dataset known as STATS19.The following tables provide the number of injury road collisions recorded as involving an e-bike or an e-scooter over the last three full calendar years.Number of injury road collisions involving e-bikes, by severity FatalSeriousSlightTotal202200442023043720240459Number of injury road collisions involving e-scooters, by severity FatalSeriousSlightTotal202204482023187162024061016E-scooters and e-bikes are not designated vehicle types collected within STATS19, and as such they can only be identified using free-text fields which capture other vehicles and similar. This is likely to represent an incomplete record of e-bikes in particular, as it is not always possible to identify where e-bikes may have been recorded as bicycle or electric motorcycle, which are both designated vehicle types.The Scottish Government is committed to enhancing safety across Scotland’s road network. Scotland’s Road Safety Framework to 2030 sets out a vision for Scotland to have the best road safety performance in the world by 2030. This contains mode and user specific targets focussed on our priority areas.In the 2025-26 financial year, the Scottish Government has invested a record £48m in road safety, alongside significant investment in sustainable and active travel programmes to promote safety.A dedicated stakeholder group has also been established to monitor risks, identify emerging trends, and develop targeted measures for vulnerable road users.