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The Oslo Emergency Department reports a sharp increase in electric scooter accidents in Oslo.
The average age of those who are injured with an electric scooter is 29 years old. 60 percent are men. Siri Øverland Eriksen
New figures from the Oslo Emergency Department show that 235 people were treated for electric scooter injuries in August. On average, the ER treated this way 7.7 injuries per. days last month.
There are 41 more injured than in July, and an increase of almost 100 percent compared to August 2019.
Ten percent of injuries are “serious”
The average age of people who are injured is 29 years old. 4 out of 10 are men. This is roughly equivalent to what the statistics have shown previously.
The emergency room describes ten percent of the injuries as serious. 30 percent are considered moderate injuries, while 60 percent of injuries are considered “minor.”
– They were worried. We receive patients with injuries that they will fight with for the rest of their lives, Henrik Siverts, chief physician of Oslo’s emergency department, told Aftenposten in July.
The Oslo Medical Emergency Service has stated that they recommend closing the use of electric scooters at night, because the number of injured so far has been higher, despite their lower use.
Lan Marie Berg, councilor for the transport agency in Oslo, has also said that it would have been better if electric scooters could not be used at night. So far, the owners have not followed up on the request.
– It would punish the majority who do not choose to drive drunk, Christina Moe Gjerde, leader of Voi, told Aftenposten last week.
Slight reduction in the number of nighttime injuries
The magnitude of the damage in August is distributed roughly evenly between day and night. Since July, there has been a slight reduction in the number of nighttime injuries, from 59 to 52 percent.
In July, the emergency room wrote that “almost all” those injured between 10 pm and 7 am were under the influence of alcohol.
A preliminary report from the Oslo Emergency Department, released in June, indicated that 41% of those injured between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020, were under the influence of drugs.
Figures for August say nothing about the proportion of wounded who were high on drugs this month.
At the same time, many users are happy with the offer and refer to scooters as fun, easy and flexible.
Last week, it was announced that electric scooter bicycle company Voi is introducing a reaction test to avoid drunk driving at night on weekends. To redeem a bike, you need to manage an in-app game that checks how quickly you react.
