Two children have been hospitalized after separate scooter accidents in western Greece, raising fresh concerns over safety as hundreds of minors are treated each year—many without protective gear.

An investigation by the Athens daily Ta Nea this week examined responsibility for the increasingly disorderly and risky use of electric scooters in Greece, a day after a 13-year-old boy riding an e-scooter in southwest Greece was fatally injured in a crash with a pickup

The minor was riding a scooter on a central village road when, in an attempt to avoid a parked vehicle, he collided head-on with an oncoming second car; incident again raises concerns over use of such two-wheelers

Even more worrying, physicians report hundreds of cases of injuries involving minors from scooters across the country, in the face of now strict penalties for violations

The 14-year-old suffered a serious head injury and was airlifted to a children’s hospital in Athens after emergency surgery

When parking rules are violated, the “punishment” may sometimes come from the most unexpected place - even from a few silent, two-wheeled scooters

According to reports, the victim lost control of the scooter and subsequently hit his unprotected head on the pavement, possibly leading to a fatal heart attack

Included are the introduction of mandatory helmet use and the enforcement of bans, such as prohibiting the use of electric scooters on pedestrian streets.

In one case, a 17-year-old teen girl was seriously injured in the northwest city of Grevena

The mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, is rolling out a plan to regulate the use of electric scooters in the Greek capital, including the creation of 70 designated parking zones, the establishment of restricted areas where scooter circulation will be banned, and the imposition of speed limits on selected streets. It is estimated there are […]