High risk of accidents: Risk of e-scooters? – Youth trend with consequences
The number of e-scooter accidents has increased sharply
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The number of e-scooter accidents has increased sharply. The risk of injury to internal organs (1.46 times higher) and vascular trauma (3.24 times higher) also significantly exceeds that of motorcyclists, while the risk of bone fractures is lower in comparison. According to this, the relative risk of traumatic brain injury in e-scooter accidents is 3.45 times higher than in motorcyclists and 1.74 times higher than in cyclists.
Furthermore, “Today’s chaotic e-scooter driving urgently needs to be civilised.” The club therefore demands high fines for driving on the sidewalk – similar to in France of 135 euros. ‘ “The most accidents are actually the 15- to 17-year-olds,” she says. However, last year, the police registered almost 16,500 e-scooter accidents – a plus of around 38 percent compared to the previous year.
In addition, 16 of the 33 people who died in 2025 as a result of e-scooter accidents, according to statistics, without the participation of others. The researchers calculated this on the basis of data from the national trauma register (from the period 2020 to 2022) and reports from a loan provider from 18 cities in England and Wales (from the period 2020 to 2024). “We do not want to ban e-scooters in general,” he says.
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The number of e-scooter accidents has increased sharply.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe risk of injury to internal organs (1.46 times higher) and vascular trauma (3.24 times higher) also significantly exceeds that of motorcyclists, while the risk of bone fractures is lower in comparison.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAccording to this, the relative risk of traumatic brain injury in e-scooter accidents is 3.45 times higher than in motorcyclists and 1.74 times higher than in cyclists.
reliability low1/2 sources“Today’s chaotic e-scooter driving urgently needs to be civilised.” The club therefore demands high fines for driving on the sidewalk – similar to in France of 135 euros.
reliability low1/2 sources‘ “The most accidents are actually the 15- to 17-year-olds,” she says.
reliability low1/2 sourcesHowever, last year, the police registered almost 16,500 e-scooter accidents – a plus of around 38 percent compared to the previous year.
reliability low1/2 sources16 of the 33 people who died in 2025 as a result of e-scooter accidents, according to statistics, without the participation of others.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe researchers calculated this on the basis of data from the national trauma register (from the period 2020 to 2022) and reports from a loan provider from 18 cities in England and Wales (from the period 2020 to 2024).
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“We do not want to ban e-scooters in general,” he says.
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