"Electric Kickboard Accidents Frequently Occur at Intersections and Alley Entrances"

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] The locations where electric scooter accidents occur most frequently are intersections and alley entrances.

According to the "Personal Mobility (PM) Usage Behavior and Accident Characteristics Study" report by Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance's Traffic, Climate, and Environment Research Institute on the 10th, the primary cause of electric scooter accidents was collisions with vehicles while crossing intersections or crosswalks, accounting for the highest proportion at 34.2%.

Next, collisions with vehicles at entrances and exits of side roads such as apartment complexes accounted for the second highest proportion at 15.1%.

Other causes of accidents included non-contact accidents such as tripping over obstacles or falling due to being startled by an approaching vehicle, dooring accidents caused by sudden opening of car doors, and falls on downhill slopes.

The report stated, "Due to the characteristics of personal mobility devices being smaller in size and faster in speed compared to vehicles, special caution is required for sudden collisions occurring in blind spots at intersections and alley entrances."

Meanwhile, the report analyzed data based on 766 cases of accidents between electric scooters and vehicles reported through automobile insurance from January 2021 to September 2022.

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