Federal Statistical Office: Significantly more e-scooter accidents and more deaths
In 2025, according to the Statistics Office, about 1,900 people were seriously injured and around 16,200 people were slightly injured
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In 2025, according to the Statistics Office, about 1,900 people were seriously injured and around 16,200 people were slightly injured. The police registered about 16,500 such accidents in 2025, as the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden announced. In 2024, there were 27 dead.
Furthermore, The number of e-scooter accidents involving injured or killed people has increased significantly in the past year. 5.5 percent of those on an e-scooter were passengers, including one of the 33 fatalities. “According to road traffic regulations, e-scooters are only intended for one person, the ride of other people is not allowed,” write the statisticians. “Of the five others killed in e-scooter accidents, three people were on foot, one by bicycle and one by car.”. Last year, 38 people died in accidents with e-scooters.
In addition, That was about 38 percent more than a year earlier.
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In 2025, according to the Statistics Office, about 1,900 people were seriously injured and around 16,200 people were slightly injured.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe police registered about 16,500 such accidents in 2025, as the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden announced.
reliability low1/3 sourcesIn 2024, there were 27 dead.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe number of e-scooter accidents involving injured or killed people has increased significantly in the past year.
reliability low1/3 sources5.5 percent of those on an e-scooter were passengers, including one of the 33 fatalities. “According to road traffic regulations, e-scooters are only intended for one person, the ride of other people is not allowed,” write the statisticians. “Of the five others killed in e-scooter accidents, three people were on foot, one by bicycle and one by car.”
reliability low1/3 sourcesLast year, 38 people died in accidents with e-scooters.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThat was about 38 percent more than a year earlier.
reliability low1/3 sources
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