Electric scooters, balance bikes, unicycles, etc. are favored by many young people because of their small size and fashionable appearance. How safe is this new electric power assist tool? Can you drive on public roads?
Yesterday, Beijing consumers will release the results of the comparison test of electric scooters. The results show that the electric scooter has problems such as the speed of the car , the brakes are not working, and the battery capacity does not meet the explicit standard . It was learned from the Municipal Traffic Management Bureau that if uses an electric scooter or an electric balance bike on public roads, they will be fined 10 yuan. After the police impose a punishment, they will also order the violator to correct the situation immediately and shall not continue to use such scooter tools. comparative test samples and source
The samples of this comparative test were randomly purchased by staff from the Beijing Consumer Association as an ordinary consumer from the Internet. The products involved 20 brands of electric scooter samples produced by 20 enterprises in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong and other provinces and cities.
test results
After testing, among the 20 electric scooter samples, 16 samples had a maximum speed of more than 20 kilometers per hour; the brake distance of 19 samples had a maximum speed of more than 4 meters; the nominal capacity of the battery of 2 samples was large and the actual difference.
1. The electric scooter sample lacks instructions or the instructions indicate that the content is incomplete cannot serve as a reminder to consumers and brings unsafe risks to use.
2. The battery capacity is clearly stated and the actual measurement is quite different. brings great inconvenience to consumers during riding.
3, poor braking performance, and speed is too high. electric scooters have small wheel diameters, small friction coefficient when braking, and poor stability. Therefore, the brake and brake system cannot guarantee safe braking when riding at high speed. If the vehicle speed is too high, it will directly lead to poor braking performance, which is very easy to cause danger and pose a major safety threat to cyclists and pedestrians. Consumer Association Views 1. Electric scooters (similar products include balance bikes, single-wheeled electric vehicles, etc.) are very popular among consumers due to their small size and fashionable shape. They often use them as a way of transportation to and from get off work to solve the "last mile". However, due to the lack of driving qualification requirements, electric products are low noise, driving speed is too high, and the brake distance is generally too large, which is easy to cause traffic accidents.
2, electric scooters and other electric driving tools are emerging electric driving tools in China. These cars in can only be regarded as leisure and entertainment tools and cannot be used as vehicles on the road. electric scooters do not meet my country's motor vehicle safety standards, nor are they in the non-motor vehicle product catalog. There is no relevant concept of "scooters, balance vehicles, and unicycles" in the current road traffic safety laws and regulations. Electric scooters, balance vehicles, and unicycles do not have the right to road. They are vehicles prohibited by laws and regulations. They can only carry out entertainment activities in some special venues and closed roads and closed places, and cannot be used as means of transportation.
3. To sum up, Beijing Consumer Association recommends consumers: If you purchase electric scooters, balance bikes, single-wheeled electric vehicles and other electric vehicles, it is not for entertainment, competition, etc., but for transportation, please do not purchase it; if you have purchased the above driving tools, safety is greater than anything else, please do not use it for public road traffic. Traffic management department said this According to many front-line traffic police, currently people who use this type of tool to travel are mostly young white-collar fashion groups during the day and mostly drivers at night. The former is for "cool", while the latter is for "can be installed in the trunk of the car". But no matter which one, is violating the relevant provisions of Article 81 of the "Beijing Measures for Implementing Road Traffic Safety Law" .
Traffic management department stated that , including electric balance bikes, two-wheeled balance bikes, and electric scooters, are neither in line with my country's motor vehicle safety standards nor in the product catalog of several categories of non-motor vehicles. They do not have the right to go, cannot drive on non-motorized vehicle lanes, and cannot enter motor lanes, and their use range is only on closed community roads and indoor sites.
(Content source: Municipal Consumer Association, Beijing Daily, Beijing Evening News)
