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The dangers of riding electric scooters

07.02.2019

A study by Consumer Reports, the journal of the American non-profit organization Consumers Union, found that there were at least 1545 accidents involving electric scooters in the US last year.

The sudden proliferation of scooters on city streets has raised concerns that their numbers are growing faster than the laws that regulate them change.

A big concern is the safety of using electric scooters. Manufacturers advise drivers to wear helmets, although they do not provide them to their customers when renting electric scooters.

Last year, medical institutions treated 1545 patients with injuries sustained while riding scooters.

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