US EditionAssuralia: '14% More Accidents with Soft Mobility in Five Years'
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In five years, the number of accidents on the way to work in which the worker used forms of soft mobility has increased by 14%, says Thursday a press release from Assuralia, the federation of insurance companies. ...
Assuralia: '14% more accidents with soft mobility in five years'
While the number of occupational accidents has decreased over the past decade, accidents on the way to and from work have increased. In Belgium, more than 10,000 accidents involving ‘soft mobility’ occurred last year on the way to, from, or for work, according to an extensive study by the insurance federation Assuralia. In five years, the number of work-related accidents involving a form of ‘soft mobility’ – a bicycle, electric bicycle, scooter,…
In five years, the number of accidents on the way to work in which the worker used forms of soft mobility has increased by 14%, says Thursday a press release from Assuralia, the federation of insurance companies. Based on the data of his members insurers accidents at work, Assuralia estimates the number of accidents at work in 2024 to 119,335, including 95,343 accidents at work and 23,991 accidents on the way to work. Over the last ten years, th…
The number of accidents on the commute involving (e-)bikes, speed pedelecs, or (e-)scooters has risen by 14 percent in five years. The latter two modes of transport have seen a particularly sharp increase. These accidents also most often result in disability, sometimes permanent.
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