Overview
- The Federal Statistical Office reported on Thursday that police recorded 16,496 e‑scooter accidents with personal injury in 2025, a 38.1% rise from 2024, with 38 deaths, about 1,895 serious injuries and roughly 16,184 minor injuries.
- More than half of those hurt were under 25 years old, with 53.6% under 25 and 83.7% under 45, concentrating the public‑health burden on adolescents and young adults in cities.
- Police cited the most frequent causes as wrong use of roads or sidewalks (21.6%), alcohol use (10.9%), and excessive or non‑adapted speed (8.4%), while 30.5% of crashes were single‑vehicle falls linked to the scooters' small wheels and road defects.
- Medical and safety organisations have demanded concrete steps including raising the minimum age, banning scooters for children under 14, helmet rules, mandatory training or a Mofa‑style certificate, and tougher enforcement of no‑passenger rules.
- Lawmakers are considering targeted regulatory responses that include making operators more liable to improve victim compensation, introducing technical requirements such as lighting or larger wheels, and increasing fines and controls in major cities.