In both the emergency room at Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, we have seen the consequences of electric scooters:
– There have been injured. I don’t know, how many it is, but there is talk of them running on the electric scooters and no, they are running into, ” says Søren Rasmussen, who is leading consultant in both places, to Ekstra Bladet.
according to chief physician to talk about fracture and blow.
– this week we have seen more. It is clear, for the weather has been good, explains Søren Rasmussen, who want more concrete statistics on the area.
– As it is now we do not have a number that says electric scooters, so we can’t pull stats on it. It is clear that we know it, when people tell us it is.
the Fatalities are abroad
More than 1500 patients in the UNITED states have been treated for injuries as a result of driving on electric scooters, writes Ingeniøren.
It shows an inventory prepared by the forbrugerforeningen Consumer Reports, which has obtained the information from 110 different hospitals across 47 u.s. cities, as had been the rental scooters.
The real number is supposed to be higher. The damage includes everything from concussions to skull fractures.
In France, was five killed and 284 wounded on roller skates and scooters in 2017. It has got the city of Paris to consider the requirements for a driving licence for electric scooters.
luckily, there has, by all accounts, has not yet been serious accidents involving electric scooters in Denmark.
Electric scooters are smart and fast, but far from harmless, the assess more. Photo: Linda Johansen
copenhagen university hospital’s trauma center, where patients with the type of trauma in the metropolitan area would be brought in, have not registered the type of accidents.
On the akutklinikken at Amager Hospital tumbles it does not seem to check with the injured løbehjulsbrugere or the other, which is hurt in the encounter with an electric scooters.
– I have been a small week in:, and there has not come a single check for damage due. electrical scooters. Not a single one, which is run wrong, or to someone who has had the brakes pga. a runaway scooters, says Margit Lund, doctor’s secretary at Amager Hospital Akutklinik, to Ekstra Bladet.
At the Council for Safe Traffic, one could well imagine an expanded registration of, for example, accidents with electric scooters.
– We are worried about taking an accurate registration place, and whether there is the possibility to detect it better.
At Rigspolitiets National Færdselscenter they do not have an overview of how many fines have been issued as the result of illegal løbehjulskørsel. A fine for driving without lights are categorized the same regardless of whether there is speak of a pair of roller skates or a bike.
the Pilot with electric scooters
In december 2018 adopted members of transport, construction and boligudvalget a pilot from January 2019, which makes electric scooters, self-balancing vehicles and motorized skateboards legal on the Danish cycle paths.
the city of Copenhagen and a number of stakeholder organisations which Cyklistforbundet and the Council for Traffic in the responses to the consultation expressed considerable skepticism and concern.
Since 17. January in Københaavn run around at about 400 electric scooters, which are rented out via apps.
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the Policewoman at the færdselscentret Christian Berthelsen overrules far from the risk of accidents by the use of electric scooters as well as other light motorised vehicles such as skateboards. He stresses that you follow the developments closely.
– It is possible, we will put further into the area, but we need to be able to substantiate whether they create the problems first.
It hopes the Council for Safe Traffic, one f.ex. could do via statistics in the prehospital system or emergency departments.
Rules for electric scooters
– Electric scooters, which are allowed in the traffic may not be able to run 20 km/h with engine power alone. Scooters that can run faster than 20 km/h, is NOT is allowed in the traffic.
– There must not be any seat on the impeller.
– the Impeller shall be CE-marked. It must not weigh more than 25 kg., be max 2 m long and 70 cm wide.
– the Impeller shall be fitted with a red reflector on the rear, a white reflex in front and yellow or white reflectors on each side. The reflectors must be approved and meet the same requirements as reflectors on bikes.
– You must run with lights on all day. You must have a white lamp in front and a red lamp on the rear. The lamps must be seated on the impeller and be clearly visible at least 300 meters distance.
– You must follow cykelreglerne, and you have to run on the bike path, where there is a bike path.
– You must be at least 15 years.
– Children under 15 years of age may only run on electric scooters in traffic, if the child is with an adult of 18 years or above, who has the control over the drive. On play and seating areas, however, there is no requirement for children that runs on electric scooters, must be accompanied by an adult.
– the blood alcohol limit is 0.5 and there is nulgrænse for illegal substances.
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