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A Vilnius doctor shared a personal social media account about the new scooter “epidemic” and the careless behavior of the population who use them, which later cost them at least some front teeth.
“Convenience at the expense of security”
Vytenis Almonaitis, a professor at the Vilnius University Institute of Dentistry, writes that during the second week he has been working in contact with students and patients at the Institute of Dentistry of the Vilnius University Medical Faculty.
“It is us, teachers and students, who can accept patients. Only through patients can students prepare for real professional life, only through contact can they acquire skills.
But, as Gi de Mopasan says, let’s get closer to the body, which I lean on here. Suddenly, a new category of patients began to be found in student work. And colleagues in the facial jaw department say they get them almost every day. These are scooters. Young people, without laughing at the fight against the effects of exhaust gases on the planet’s climate. Even the price of the front teeth.
This week, a 25-year-old girl with no 5 front teeth and a broken nose applied for student internships. scooter ”, says V. Almonaitis.
The doctor also sarcastically adds an “instruction” to the record on how to “connect easily and quickly with the” teeth without front teeth “movement.”
“1. Go e-scooter without a helmet. Because if there is no brain, there will be no concussion.
2. Try a Titanic-style ride in two. It’s more fun for two to stay in the hospital.
3. Put on the headphones and turn them on yourself. Elegant (hitting) music. You don’t have to hear the approaching cars, you are immortal.
4. When traveling by email. scooter, write with a bang Facebook. You don’t need to see retirees passing by, they need to be noticed. Because you are a star.
5. Have a coffee to go. You could control the whole world with one hand, and here just email. scooter.
6. Good and clear, before getting on the email. scooter, įcalkita A few cocktails or more at the bar. It is always more fun for an on-call doctor at the Žalgiris Clinic to accept an optimistic patient ”, the doctor shares“ advice ”.
Still, without sarcasm, he adds that though the email. Scooter rental is indeed one of the ways to combat pollution and its ease of use is already overtaking the popularity of bike rental, sadly so far it is a “convenience at the expense of safety”.
“Not in vain in some cities they have been banned until the security issue is resolved.
I think this new form of urban micromobility is just beginning to take shape and the issue of safety will resolve itself over time, but be careful. Because if we have to switch back to telemedicine, you can buy teeth. E-bay’juje (in the international electronic store – automatic post office) “, – writes the doctor.
Only protective measures can be recommended
At that time, the largest email. According to Ben Jurlov, the Lithuanian scooter market manager in Lithuania, Bolt, the company constantly informs its customers about the responsible and safe use of services.
“Both the application and the website contain the most important rules for the use of scooters, which define the responsibilities of the client, which the client knows and must accept before using the services.
The rules are constantly remembered in company communication, as well as when using services or in pop-up messages.
In addition, we have installed a sound system on all scooters circulating in Lithuania, which reminds each customer how to roll safely and properly on the scooter, ”the representative shares to ensure the customer’s safety.
According to Jurlov, although rental scooters are not as powerful as personal electric scooters, which can be developed at much higher speeds, it is important to mention that the maximum speed allowed for new users of the service and automatically adjusted during the first trips is still less. 15 kilometers per hour.
“Speed limits are also automatically enforced in parks or other high-intensity urban areas; to ensure the safety of the scooter and others, the system allows speeds of up to 10-15 kilometers per hour,” the company added.
B. Jurlov reminds that scooters, like bicyclists, must follow the rules of the road during the trip (ride in bike lanes and at junctions), get out of the vehicle and cross the street.
“Since scooters can only be used from 18 years old (in Kėdainiai, at the request of the municipality, we apply an exception and scooters can be rented by people over 16 years old), we can only recommend the use of protective equipment – a helmet or protectors.
In addition, before the trip, the user must make sure that the scooter is technically in order ”, says a representative of the company.
Police raids are carried out
B. Jurlovas also shared that in order to draw attention to safety and responsible travel on scooters, cooperation with the Lithuanian police was started.
“We have already carried out the first search to avoid irresponsible behavior when traveling with a scooter. To get people’s attention, there may be more raids of this type in the future, “says B. Jurlovas.
Renatas Siaurusaitis, Chief Specialist of the Traffic and Administrative Supervision Division of the Lithuanian Police, also confirmed this information to the news portal tv3.lt. According to him, after the inspection of scooters in the capital on September 17, most of the offenses detected were due to drunk driving.
“During the inspection, 3 drunk drivers (0.54, 0.72 and 0.97 per thousand) of electric scooters were identified,” details R. Siaurusaitis.
According to him, it has been verified that the drivers of electric scooters comply with the requirements established for them in the Traffic Regulations.
“The essential safety requirements for the drivers of these two-wheelers were also recalled along with Bolt.
He adds that the ages of offenders vary, so in the case of irresponsible scooter riders, the appeal should be more conscientious than their age.
“And we think before we travel and we take all the necessary security measures so that our trip is safe. We also plan to carry out such inspections in the future ”, reports R. Siaurusaitis.
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