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Road safety agency calls for action as e-scooter accidents rise
In the first three months of this year, 470 people were injured in accidents involving electric scooters in Belgium, an average of more than five a day. Road safety institute Vias is calling for stricter rules and for helmets to be made compulsory on scooters.
The number of injuries involving an electric scooter jumped by 62% in Belgium in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, according to the first road safety barometer for 2025 of the Vias Institute. This represents 470 accidents with injuries or deaths recorded by the police between January and March, that is on average five per day, compared to 291 in the first three months of 2024. ...
15:38 In the first quarter of this year, the number of accidents involving electric scooters in our country increased dramatically. In Flanders, the number of fatalities also rose by a third. Traffic...
The number of accidents involving an electric scooter jumped by 44% in Brussels in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, according to the first road safety barometer for 2025 of the Vias Institute. 127 accidents recorded, compared to 88 last year. The cause, in particular: two Chinese brands which pose serious safety problems. The number of accidents involving an electric scooter increased by 62% in Belgium, i.e. …
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