E-scooter injuries surge in Cyprus despite thousands of complaints

Local road safetyTop News E-scooter injuries surge in Cyprus despite thousands of complaints Metaforwn Relevant News E-scooter injuries surge in Cyprus despite thousands of complaints 10 September 2026 Land developer Savvas Kakos wins right to challenge arrest warrant in court 10 September 2026 Police union demands law change over mental health patient handling 10 September 2026 Ioanna Kyriakou 10 September 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Electric scooter accidents in Cyprus have injured a sharply rising number of people over the past 18 months, police figures presented to the House Transport Committee show, with two deaths recorded so far this year despite thousands of complaints filed annually. Injury incidents rose from two in 2024, one of them serious, to 15 in 2025, six of them serious, police told MPs on Thursday. So far this year, nine incidents have been recorded, including two fatalities and four serious injuries. Nine of the incidents listed above involved minors, police said. Complaints have climbed too, from 2,499 in 2024 to 2,766 in 2025 and 5,141 so far in 2026, police said, adding that most complaints concern e-scooters being ridden in prohibited areas. Most MPs on the committee backed e-scooters as a cheaper, more modern way to get around, but agreed the core problem was enforcement of existing rules rather than a lack of legislation. They agreed the situation on Cyprus’s roads amounted to anarchy, and called for more checks alongside an amended law. MPs also criticised the lack of road infrastructure suited to e-scooters, and the fact that drivers of other vehicles are not compensated when accidents involve them. Roads not built for e-scooters, Public Works admits Responding to the infrastructure criticism, a Public Works Department representative acknowledged the existing road network is not practical for personal mobility device users. But he said no country has cycling infrastructure everywhere, and Cyprus would not either. Making that possible, he explained, would mean taking “space away from roads, from parking areas” and expanding into residential neighbourhoods, citing the backlash this caused in Limassol as an example. Seizure order for e-scooters heading to Law Office Speaking for the Transport Ministry, Afroditi Kofterou referred to a draft order allowing e-scooters to be seized for between 30 and 90 days. She said the order had been prepared, was currently out for public consultation, and would then be sent to the Law Office. The minister intends to examine vehicle registration and how it could be combined with restrictions and insurance, Kofterou said, but “we should first calculate the cost.” DIKO MP: fine and prosecute under-17 riders DIKO MP Chrysanthos Savvidis said he had prepared a new legislative proposal that would introduce criminal prosecution and fines for under-17s found riding e-scooters, as well as criminal prosecution of their parents. He said a study had found that fining minors for e-scooter use was feasible. Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Land developer Savvas Kakos wins right to challenge arrest warrant in court Police union demands law change over mental health patient handling Police union: patrol cars ‘covered in blood’ from mental health call-outs Cyprus extends 8.33-cent fuel duty cut to November 30 Missing British MMA fighters identified as targets of foiled Cyprus murder plot Herzog hopes for Cyprus-Lebanon-Israel leaders’ meeting as talks cover energy and defence Child benefit reform to reach 17,000 families under Cabinet-approved changes Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.