This video captures the moment two women swerved through traffic on an electric scooter before crashing in Liverpool city centre.
A video, filmed by a taxi driver and shared with the ECHO, shows two women on the same Voi scooter - one driving and another on the back - on Hanover Street.
The women can be seen swerving in front of the taxi in the road before going off camera as they take a sharp right at the bottom of Bold Street.
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Once the taxi turns towards Bold Street the scooter can be seen lying in the road and one of the women trips over it.
Rental electric scooters are classed as motor vehicles and users need to be over 18 and have at least a provisional driver’s licence.
Riders must also follow traffic rules, as they would do if they were driving a car or riding a motorcycle.
Riding on pavements is illegal and users who break the law can receive penalties and have points added to their driving licence.
It’s forbidden for more than one person to ride per e-scooter. Doing so affects balance and the functionality of the brakes, and users risk injuring themselves.
In Liverpool, Voi now operates a three strike system for those breaking the rules.
These three strikes are:
- After one strike users will now receive a seven day ban and be required to complete the online riding school, RideLikeVoila
- After two strikes users will receive a 30 day ban
- After three strikes users will receive a permanent ban
Voi says its "number one priority" is always the safety of its riders, pedestrians and other road users. To ensure riders know their responsibilities, Voi educates its users in-person and online, and safety information is placed on the scooter and regularly shared via in-app messages.
Voi encourages everyone to report any instances of misuse or anti-social behaviour via the page.
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