US EditionThe E-Scooter Menace: Mum's Anguish over Near Tragedy
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The e-scooter menace: mum’s anguish over near tragedy
After begging his parents for an e-scooter, Gavin wanted to make the most of it after school. The 11-year-old asked his mum if he could ride around the neighbourhood while his older brother watched. Gavin was given the thumbs up, so long as he wore a helmet. His mum, Angela Boldt, left to pick up groceries, thinking he’d be fine. Then she received the call every parent dreads. “My 17-year-old son rang and said ‘Gavin’s come off his scooter’,” sh…
Emergency doctors are asking the government to urgently work on stricter rules for e-steps. The number of accidents is going through the roof. In one year, they counted more than a thousand patients in Antwerp alone, according to a study by Ziekenhuis aan de Stroom (ZAS). "Half of the victims are incapacitated for work for some time," says doctor Brecht De Tavernier. "One in twenty is in serious condition."
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