Safe on the road with the E-Scooter

For electric is scooter in the future, the green light on the road. What to consider when Driving with small Cars to? Accident researchers Siegfried Brockmann gives tips and shares their first experience.

Berlin (dpa/tmn) - E-scooter can in the future be approved for road traffic. The Federal Council has paved the way for it on Friday as a rule.

Whether purely for fun or for the last mile on the way to work: How a small E-cars go, E-Scooter, and what to consider? Siegfried Brockmann, the accident research of the insurers (UDV) tips.

you Are an E-scooter dangers?

Siegfried Brockmann: Yes, abroad, and even a stable copy. I think you get used to it quickly. But that's exactly why we underestimated the risks and be reckless.

What to consider when Driving?

Brockmann: I think the acceleration is quite remarkable. As long as you have a good surface that makes it very stable and safe. 20 km/h but in the case of a collision or a fall, a speed at which you can others, or himself, quite hard to hurt.

What is typical for the driving behaviour of the scooter?

Brockmann: There are the roller types, extremely large differences. The more stable the structure and the larger the wheel diameter, the more secure you drive. With small wheels, the driving behavior is generally unstable, and obstacles and bring the vehicle faster out of Balance. Unfortunately, mean safe so also usually heavier and bulkier.

How it should behave to scooter riders, so they bring others and yourself in danger?

Brockmann: Like every other traffic participants: defensive and considerate. However, I can see no reason why the Scooter driver, in practice, better behavior, as we observe today in the case of other traffic participants. I bet it is therefore imperative that the police will have a watchful eye out that footpaths are not actually in use.

it Is important to wear a helmet and why?

Brockmann: A from the United States well-known study shows many so-called single accidents, i.e. falls without an accident opponent. In these, the head was very often affected. A helmet recommendation, I would not leave urgent a duty, I hold provisional for required. Processes the Accident, further research is certainly needed.

What to wear for clothing, E-scooter driver should?

Brockmann: This is a theoretical question: of Course a helmet and protective gear would be useful, similar to the Inline-Skating. But then the flexibility and the use of the last mile would be not given. It is therefore in practice on the normal everyday clothes.