In Lviv, over the past 15 weeks, 228 people have sought medical help after being injured while riding e-scooters. Almost half of them are children.
According to medical staff, among the injured e-scooter riders are 112 children and 116 adults. Some of those affected sought help on their own, while others were taken to hospital by emergency medical teams. A total of 68 children and 3 adults required hospitalisation.
Doctors stress that a significant number of such cases could have been prevented if safety rules had been followed and protective equipment used. They urge parents not to allow children to use e-scooters without a helmet, proper adult supervision, and adherence to safe speeds and the Highway Code.
Lviv has already tightened the rules for using e-scooters and other micromobility devices. The new requirements include a minimum user age of 16, mandatory use of protective helmets, a speed limit of 15 km/h in potentially dangerous areas, as well as regulated parking for such devices.
The Lviv City Council explains that additional safety measures have been introduced due to the growing number of injuries associated with the use of e-scooters, especially among children.