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@Paul g mentioned:

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London Underground: TfL bans e-scooters from all London transport after dozens rupture and release toxic smoke

E-scooters have been banned from all London transport after dozens of incidents this year where they ruptured and released toxic smoke.

The review by Transport for London (TfL) found that defective lithium batteries in some caused fires without warning, with the London Fire Brigade (LFB) being called out more than 50 times so far in 2021.

A month ago, an e-scooter caught fire on the Tube at Parsons Green. In a video of the incident, passengers can be heard coughing and gasping for air as smoke escapes the carriages.

TfL warned that a fire in an enclosed area like a bus or the Tube could lead to “significant harm” to passengers and staff.

A TfL statement reads: “This review has found that the incidents that occurred were caused by defective lithium-ion batteries which ruptured without warning.”

“This led to fires that caused toxic smoke to be released.

“TfL consider that if this were to happen again and fires occurred in an enclosed area like a Tube train or a bus, there could be significant harm to both customers and staff, as well as secondary injuries from customers trying to escape the area.”
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The ban applies to all TfL services, including tubes, buses and trams.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) also backed the ban, saying that it had been called to put out over 50 fires involving e-scooters and e-bikes in 2021.

“This year, firefighters have attended more than 50 fires involving e-scooters and e-bikes – which is double the total amount seen in 2020”, the LFB said in a statement.
The fire in Parsons Green last month saw passengers struggling for air as toxic smoke was released

Last month it was revealed that 131 pedestrians in Britain had been injured by e-scooters over the last year.

Thirty-seven of the casualties suffered injuries described by the Department for Transport as “serious”.

Other road users injured in e-scooter collisions in the year ending June include 36 cyclists and 32 vehicle occupants.

Fourteen casualties were aged 70 and above, while 17 were between 60 and 69.

Twenty-one children under 10 were injured.

The figures also show that three e-scooter users were killed in crashes, while a further 729 were injured.

https://www.mylondon.news/lifestyle/travel/london-underground-tfl-bans-e-22452119

  

1 hour ago, Paul g said:

Just last week, in  London, on all common transport, all electric scooters and EUCs were banned. The reason: there were several incidents when scooters started burning ( IP rating not important ??) on trains and on the underground( which lets admit it is dangerous) and the London Fire Brigade advice was that all e-scooters and EUCs be banned. That was not OK, it is true, because, if the GM Volts start combusting, you don’t ban all electric cars. It is not the first time when the this government has taken unjust decisions against PEVs. But still, the fact that our PEVs could catch fire at any moment, is, in my opinion, very WRONG. Many of us want safety first, attractive functions after. We have our houses and our families in danger all the time, and that is not ok.

 

[RagingGrandpa]

Anyone know where to find the regulation text for the new 2022 equipment rules in Poland? @Seba? 

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https://jdp-law.pl/en/poland-introduces-new-regulations-for-electric-scooters-and-personal-transport-devices/ 

works are currently underway on a draft regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure which will regulate in detail the technical conditions of vehicles and their necessary equipment. The regulations are planned to enter into force on 1 January 2022.

Electric scooters and personal transport devices placed on the market from that day on will have to meet the new technical conditions set out in the projected regulation.