Pensioner drives scooter down A-road after ‘following satnav’ | UK | News
A retired, a mobility scooter “After following the satnav, the old man went down to three transportation. On Monday evening, the 70Mph A13 in East London, the 70Mph A13 near the East London. The passing of trucks and cars was slowing down to avoid it and then he was transferred by a firefighter engine.
Later, he was questioned by the police before entering local ways. A witness said that the man “followed the satnav”. The filming showed that the retirement of the retirement had small flashing lights to detect the vehicles only. Hi-vis also wore dark clothes instead of anything.
The spokesman of the Metropolitan Police said: “around 9.40, civil servants were warned to a man on a scooter on a scooter. The man was accompanied by security and was recommended. The road was reopened.”
In 2024, a Coroner warned that the government should take into account measures to combat a record number of deaths containing mobility scooters. The figures from the Ministry of Transport show that 16 amazing 16 people were killed in collisions containing mobility scooters in 2023 and 90 people remained with serious injuries as a result of accidents.
The warning was made by Samantha Marsh, the senior coronary of Somperset, who gave the promises in the investigation of Natalie Young, who died five weeks after he was shot by a Scooter in Morrisons in 2022.
Ms. March, then, called on the transport secretary, to think to bring similar measures to drive a car, saying that a complete lack of arrangement could lead to a continuous increase in deaths.
He said: “Mobility Scooters can reach a fast speed to pose a significant risk for the entire community and population, but especially young children, pregnant mothers and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to be affected by the blunt force object and to die as a result of their injuries.
“I am worried that the lack of arrangement around Mobility SCOOTERs, especially if there is no arrangement around those deemed suitable for operation and use, will continue to result in more deaths.”
