E-scooter accident in Vienna-Simmering: 14-year-old injured pedestrian

E-scooter accident in Vienna-Simmering: 14-year-old injured pedestrian

An incident in Vienna-Simmering is caused by a dangerous collision. On Tuesday, a 14-year-old boy drove on an e-scooter and collided with a pedestrian. The collision happened on a pedestrian traffic light, which made the situation particularly critical.

Since the 14-year-old was contrary to the sidewalk, this unfortunate incident occurred. The adult passer-by, a 50-year-old man, was slightly injured in the collision and had to be taken to the hospital for medical care.

illegal behavior of the e-scooter driver

According to initial investigations by the traffic accident command, it was found that the young person drove another person on the e-scooter, which violates the security regulations. As a result, the child was displayed due to negligent bodily harm in road traffic and the inappropriate use of the e-scooter. Such violations are not only dangerous, but also endanger the safety of other road users.

The state traffic department has already taken measures to prevent such incidents in the future. In cooperation with the city police commands, she regularly conducts focus controls in the entire Viennese city area. In the last campaign, which focused on e-scooters and e-bikes, 77 organ mandates and 92 administrative ads were exhibited. Many of these violations were due to the disregard of traffic rules, such as the crossing red traffic lights or driving against the one -way streets.

A remarkable point from the controls was that an e-scooter did not correspond to the legal regulations and could achieve a higher speed than the permissible 25 km/h. The driver of this e-scooter was also held responsible.

The authorities emphasize the importance of compliance with traffic rules to ensure the safety of all road users. as www.vienna.at reports further measures for information and control In conversation, because the use of e-scooters and e-bikes in particular has increased significantly in recent years.