An international road safety organisation has called for a 20km/h factory set speed limit for e-scooters and larger wheels as part of a range of common technical standards to be applied to such vehicles across Europe.
AN INTERNATIONAL ROAD safety organisation has called for a 20km/h factory set speed limit for e-scooters and larger wheels as part of a range of common technical standards to be applied to such vehicles across Europe.
The ETSC said its recommendations were being made in response to the rapid growth of e-scooter usage over the last five years. The new report by the ETSC in conjunction with the UK Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety on safer technical standards for e-scooters has called for a standardisation of rules across Europe “as far as possible” because of the mixed regulatory picture in relation to minimum age, maximum power and speed and use of helmets.
For that reason, the ETSC said it was recommending a factory set speed limit of 20km/h and maximum rated power of 250W.rmong other recommendations proposed are a ban on riding e-scooters while using handheld mobile phones and under the influence of drugs or alcohol.The ETSC said the number of casualties from collisions involving e-scooters were underreported but studies to date had shown 20-50% of casualties attending hospital had suffered head injuries with very few riders wearing helmets.
It suggests there should be a minimum wheel size of 30.5 centimetres on the devices as research had shown there was increased stability with large wheel sizes when going over potholes.ETSC executive director, Antonio Avenoso, said seriously injured e-scooter riders in hospitals had sadly become common in European cities.
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