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Seized electric scooter could reach 85 kilometers per hour

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Official statement Outcome reported
  • Police in Esbjerg seized three electric bicycles and two electric scooters that exceeded legal speed limits.
  • One scooter could reach 85 kilometers per hour, another 45 kilometers per hour, while the electric bicycles could reach 46 kilometers per hour against a 25-kilometer-per-hour limit.
  • Deputy police superintendent Jan Lambertsen warned that such speeds could cause fatal crashes because other road users do not expect these vehicles to travel so fast.

One of the electric scooters seized by police in Esbjerg could reach 85 kilometers per hour, more than three times the legal speed for electric bicycles and scooters of this kind.

South and Sønderjylland Police seized three electric bicycles and two scooters during a traffic inspection on Tuesday, following complaints from residents. The second scooter could reach 45 kilometers per hour. The electric bicycles could travel at 46 kilometers per hour, although the permitted speed for that type of bicycle is 25 kilometers per hour.

Deputy police superintendent Jan Lambertsen urged the young owners’ parents to intervene. He said it was extremely dangerous to travel at such speeds on vehicles that were not designed for them, warning that the result could be fatal traffic accidents. Other drivers do not expect electric scooters and bicycles to approach at such high speeds.

I hope the young people’s parents will act on this. It is very dangerous to travel so fast on vehicles that are not designed for it.

· Jan LambertsenThe deputy police superintendent warned parents after police seized illegally fast electric bicycles and scooters in Esbjerg.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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