Voi encourages customers to take up online ‘Ride Safe’ training
Above: A woman on a Voi e-scooter in Portsmouth Credit: Voi
E-scooter and e-bike operator, Voi, is encouraging e-scooter and e-bike riders to take its online safety training - with the next ones taking place on Tuesday 23 July 2024.
The free riding skills webinars are running throughout 2024 to help people use e-scooters and e-bikes safely - and anyone completing one of them will get 30 minutes of free riding credits.
The next live webinars take place on Tuesday 23 July, from 12-1 and from 1.15-2.15pm, and can be booked via eventbrite.co.uk here.
Delivered by Voi’s road safety partner TTC Group, the “Ride Safe” webinars complement Voi’s online Ride Safe Academy safety training.
The hour-long webinars will cover key aspects of safely riding a Voi e-scooter or e-bike, from how to start a ride, traffic rules, road riding etiquette, and how to park without causing an obstruction for pedestrians.
Cllr Peter Candlish, Cabinet Member for Transport at Portsmouth City Council said:
"I'm pleased to see more opportunities for people in Portsmouth to learn how ride the regulated coral Voi rental e-scooters and e-bikes we have available in the city properly.
"When they're used correctly, they're a great way to travel around in an affordable and sustainable way, and can contribute to easing the pressures our city faces on parking, congestion and air quality. These webinars will help people understand how to use them in safer ways."
James Bolton, General Manager, Voi UK, said:
“By offering a free and accessible way to learn about e-scooter safety and traffic rules, we are empowering our riders to make safer choices and contribute to safer streets for everyone.
“With RideSafe Academy and our new webinars, we aim to set a new standard for the micromobility industry, emphasising the importance of education in creating a more responsible and sustainable urban future.
“I hope it gives even more people the confidence to use an e-scooter as a great way to get around without causing congestion or pollution.”
Louise Elstone, Vulnerable Road User Training Programme Manager at TTC, said:
“We are delighted to be partnering with Voi again this year to deliver Ride Safe webinars. These monthly one-hour webinars are designed to give an overview of how to get started and what to expect on your first Voi ride.”
“In 2023 we delivered over 35 Ride Safe events and webinars, reaching more than 1,100 Voi users.”
Voi closely monitors its operations and irresponsible or unsafe use is enforced with user bans. Incidents of bad riding practices are well managed and just 0.02% of total Voi account holders (UK-wide) have been blocked.
Unsafe riding or inappropriate use of Voi e-scooters can be reported to report.voi.com or by emailing support@voi.com.
Visit the RideSafe Academy at ridesafe.voi.com
For further information, please contact:
Juliette Maxam, Senior PR manager, Voi UK, Ireland and Belgium
juliette.maxam@voiapp.io
About Voi
Founded in 2018, Voi is a Swedish micromobility company offering e-scooter and e-bike sharing in partnership with towns, cities and local communities. We believe e-scooters can play a central role in changing how people move in our towns and cities in the future. We want to ensure that the micromobility transformation happens the right way - through real innovative technology, open and transparent dialogue with towns, cities and governments and by adapting our products to local needs. Voi’s holistic Environmental Action Plan tackles emissions and promotes renewable energy use and circularity along its supply chain.
Voi operates in over 100 towns and cities across 12 countries. It is headquartered in Stockholm and employs 1,000 people. To date, Voi boasts more than seven million riders and has served more than 150+ million rides.
About Solent Transport
Solent Transport is changing the way the public travels in the Solent area; making it greener, healthier and economically stronger than it’s ever been before. Through the delivery of transport solutions, Solent Transport provides leadership, strategy and direction to support sustainable economic growth in the Solent area. Originally established in 2007, Solent Transport is a partnership between the councils of the Isle of Wight, Hampshire County, Portsmouth and Southampton. In collaboration with the local community, business, government and transport operators, Solent Transport undertakes research; develops transport policy and strategy; submits and supports funding bids; and lobbies for transport improvements that will benefit everyone.
About the Solent Future Transport Zone
Solent Transport won £29m from the Department for Transport (DfT) to implement innovative future transport solutions around personal mobility and freight movements. The funding means the Solent area will benefit from several innovative transport solutions including: smartphone apps for planning and paying for sustainable journeys demand, e-bike share scheme, and new approaches to freight distribution, including drone freight trials for NHS deliveries across the Solent to the Isle of Wight. Funding will be allocated to different projects across the region. The Solent Future Transport Zone programme proposes to address local challenges such as high levels of car usage and the environmental impacts of freight movement within Solent’s urban areas. It will do this by delivering a series of complementary projects within two key themes: Personal Mobility and Sustainable Urban Logistics.
