E-scooters four times more dangerous than bikes, study finds
18 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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E-scooters are four times more dangerous than bicycles, a new study has found. Photo / Jason Oxenham.
E-scooters are four times more dangerous than bicycles, a new study has found. Photo / Jason Oxenham.
Almost a fifth of Auckland e-scooter riders who ended up in hospital were drunk, according to a new study which found that the devices were four times more dangerous than bikes.
The study, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today, compared data about e-scooter and bicycle injuries treated by Auckland City Hospital over a year and found the hospitalisation rate for e-scooter riders was about four times higher than for cyclists.
Person critically injured in e-scooter crash in Riccarton Mall carpark
16 Feb, 2021 12:26 AM
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Westfield Riccarton Mall. Photo / File
A person remains in Christchurch Hospital after being critically injured in an e-scooter crash.
The incident happened in the Westfield Riccarton Mall carpark between Division and Matipo Sts at about 11.25pm on Friday.
A police spokeswoman said one person came off the scooter and was transported to hospital where they remain.
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Kiwi arrested in Hong Kong for riding e-scooter on motorway
10 Feb, 2021 01:45 AM
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Reports indicate a Kiwi passport holder was arrested and charged with three offences after these images were widely circulated in Hong Kong. Photo / St.Headline.Com
Reports indicate a Kiwi passport holder was arrested and charged with three offences after these images were widely circulated in Hong Kong. Photo / St.Headline.Com
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Hoons on dirtbikes are grabbing attention in Auckland but a New Zealand man sparked pandemonium in Hong Kong after taking an e-scooter on a motorway.
Images of the scooter rider on a motorway and through the Tseung Kwan O Tunnel circulated online shortly before authorities investigated.
NEW DELHI:
TVS Motor Company on Thursday launched its electric scooter TVS iQube Electric in the capital priced at Rs 1,08,012 (post FAME II and Delhi state subsidy). TVS iQube Electric is equipped with 4.4 kW electric motor and has a maximum speed of 78 kmph and traverses 75 kms in single full charge. It can accelerate from 0 to 40 kmph in 4.2 seconds, the company said in a statement.
It had earlier launched TVS iQube Electric in Bengaluru in January 2020 and said the vehicle has seen an enthusiastic response from customers despite the pandemic. TVS iQube Electric is a blend of an advanced electric drivetrain and the next-gen TVS SmartXonnect platform. After its success in Bengaluru, we are thrilled to bring our iQube to Delhi, and are confident to scale great heights, KN Radhakrishnan, Director and CEO - TVS Motor Company, said.
The attack happened at a hotel in Long Island City.
Four children were injured, including the 4-year-old. Also in critical condition are a 42-year-old man and two women, ages 41 and 33.
Additionally, two 2-year-old girls, a 6-year-old girl, a 22-year-old woman and a 61-year-old women are all in stable condition.
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries.
FDNY Fire Marshals ruled the fire to be accidental, caused by a lithium ion battery from an electric scooter stored in the living room.
There were no working smoke alarms in the fire apartment.