{"id":111677,"date":"2020-11-13T14:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/silent-escooters-forced-to-make-artificial-noise-to-warn-uk-pedestrians\/"},"modified":"2020-11-13T14:00:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T11:00:47","slug":"silent-escooters-forced-to-make-artificial-noise-to-warn-uk-pedestrians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/silent-escooters-forced-to-make-artificial-noise-to-warn-uk-pedestrians\/","title":{"rendered":"#Silent\u2019 escooters forced to make artificial noise to warn UK pedestrians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41048e9fba5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41048e9fba5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/silent-escooters-forced-to-make-artificial-noise-to-warn-uk-pedestrians\/#Safety_concerns\" >Safety concerns<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Silent\u2019 escooters forced to make artificial noise to warn UK pedestrians<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                                <em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cities-today.com\/silent-e-scooters-fitted-with-artificial-noise-to-warn-pedestrians\/\">article<\/a> was originally published by Christopher Carey on <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.sidekickopen80.com\/s1t\/c\/5\/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XWPdSD1CW1pgFwd8p-TXgV18gBt6my7mv103?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4mKLS-3F7-WkW3K96qC43PqWDW1JxwY51Ld4VbW3_Qh5f4hLxLGW2f0sM52THSP4W3brLm04hMnzcW3_SMDQ4hJp1JW3K28vy4fGtKpW4fKWwk3zdyrmW3S-qqX4cSn0RF3SYLpPSZ_r1&amp;si=8000000000444078&amp;pi=7075d714-fadc-49b0-b729-2d5c20fe7900\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cities Today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the leading <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.sidekickopen80.com\/s1t\/c\/5\/f18dQhb0S7lM8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XWPdSD1CW1pgFwd8p-TXgV18gBt6my7mv103?te=W3R5hFj4cm2zwW4fQ47l4fGCmnW3Fbt5S2t0vPpW3K9bQ243PqWD0&amp;si=8000000000444078&amp;pi=7075d714-fadc-49b0-b729-2d5c20fe7900\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/citiestoday\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" 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noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pocklington-trust.org.uk\/\">Thomas Pocklington Trust<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a UK charity for blind and partially sighted people\u00a0\u2013 and will incorporate research from the organization to design and roll out the new feature across its UK fleet in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Last month<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.york.gov.uk\/\">York City Council<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>announced it was working with TIER to deploy 50 e-scooters across the city in the new year\u00a0\u2013 with the potential for 600 to be up and running by May 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Fred Jones, TIER\u2019s UK <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Manager, said: \u201cE-scooters offer lots of benefits to UK cities, but they must be introduced in a considered way, working in harmony with local communities and accounting for the concerns of people with visual impairment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRather than just paying lip service to visually impaired people, we want to work with them to deliver real action to address their concerns, so we are thrilled to be working with Thomas Pocklington Trust to design and roll out a sound alert across our vehicles next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The firm currently operates in over 60 cities across nine countries.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Safety_concerns\"><\/span>Safety concerns<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As the popularity of e-scooters has exploded in recent years, significant concerns have been raised about the safety of the devices, both for riders and pedestrians.<\/p>\n<p>A recent<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cities-today.com\/study-finds-most-e-scooter-injuries-occur-on-pavements\/\">study<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>by the\u00a0<a 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