The estimated USA e-scooter injury data makes interesting reading Peter rising exponentially from 1.53 injuries per 100,000 in 2014 to 9.22 per 100,000 of the population in 2019. It clearly calls for the wearing of helmets to be made compulsory (if only for personal insurance purposes) to reduce the number of head injuries. It has been compulsory for all motor cyclists to wear an approved helmet in the UK for many years. My own Father was hospitalised and in a coma for over 7 days after having an accident on his 98 cc James Motorcycle back in the late 1930's - he was only wearing a leather style of helmet, nothing like the later patented 'Everoak' cork lined hemispherical 'skid lids' that were common in the 50's and 60's.
When I was a child/teenager, he owned a second hand, light green/cream NSU Prima Scooter (based on the Italian Lambretta design - as you observe) for a while after running a series of Norton motorcycle and sidecar outfits for commuting to work and for family outings. He said he was lucky to survive this - his one and only serious motorcycle accident. His final motorcycle was a BSA Shooting Star - a powerful 500 cc twin which he could barely kick start, despite weighing nearly 15 stones, even standing on the kick starter, as it had a high compression engine with no 'decompression' valve. I remember standing up on the pillion footrests on one occasion, just to see how fast we were going and I received a severe scolding from his as we were doing 85 mph.
I share your concern about ensuring adequate 'crash safety' for all possible 'alternative' replacements for the current ‘heavy’ motor car and it is heartening to see that the wearing of safety helmets by those riding 'push bikes' and e-bikes is becoming common now in the UK. It is also encouraging to see that companies developing lightweight alternatives, such as the Canyon, assisted pedal car you highlighted, are giving careful consideration to making them as safe as possible for use on our roads. This evening, the BBC featured an IRIS electrically assisted tricycle pedal car, with its body made from a modern, light but strong 'plastic foam' material and it featured a top speed of 30 mph and a fully streamlined clear plastic canopy. Here is a link to a preview of Grant Sinclair’s website:
https://www.grantsinclair.com/en/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJeXZD7MCCY
I think you will agree that the IRIS Trike certainly looks like a worthy replacement for the original Sinclair C5, designed by his Uncle, Sir Clive Sinclair !
The estimated USA e-scooter injury data makes interesting reading Peter rising exponentially from 1.53 injuries per 100,000 in 2014 to 9.22 per 100,000 of the population in 2019. It clearly calls for the wearing of helmets to be made compulsory (if only for personal insurance purposes) to reduce the number of head injuries. It has been compulsory for all motor cyclists to wear an approved helmet in the UK for many years. My own Father was hospitalised and in a coma for over 7 days after having an accident on his 98 cc James Motorcycle back in the late 1930's - he was only wearing a leather style of helmet, nothing like the later patented 'Everoak' cork lined hemispherical 'skid lids' that were common in the 50's and 60's.
When I was a child/teenager, he owned a second hand, light green/cream NSU Prima Scooter (based on the Italian Lambretta design - as you observe) for a while after running a series of Norton motorcycle and sidecar outfits for commuting to work and for family outings. He said he was lucky to survive this - his one and only serious motorcycle accident. His final motorcycle was a BSA Shooting Star - a powerful 500 cc twin which he could barely kick start, despite weighing nearly 15 stones, even standing on the kick starter, as it had a high compression engine with no 'decompression' valve. I remember standing up on the pillion footrests on one occasion, just to see how fast we were going and I received a severe scolding from his as we were doing 85 mph.
I share your concern about ensuring adequate 'crash safety' for all possible 'alternative' replacements for the current ‘heavy’ motor car and it is heartening to see that the wearing of safety helmets by those riding 'push bikes' and e-bikes is becoming common now in the UK. It is also encouraging to see that companies developing lightweight alternatives, such as the Canyon, assisted pedal car you highlighted, are giving careful consideration to making them as safe as possible for use on our roads. This evening, the BBC featured an IRIS electrically assisted tricycle pedal car, with its body made from a modern, light but strong 'plastic foam' material and it featured a top speed of 30 mph and a fully streamlined clear plastic canopy. Here is a link to a preview of Grant Sinclair’s website:
https://www.grantsinclair.com/en/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJeXZD7MCCY
I think you will agree that the IRIS Trike certainly looks like a worthy replacement for the original Sinclair C5, designed by his Uncle, Sir Clive Sinclair !
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