Bicycle accident in the Minden-Lübbecke district: 17-year-old seriously injured!
Bicycle accident in the Minden-Lübbecke district: 17-year-old seriously injured!
A 17-year-old Pedelec driver was seriously injured in a serious accident on May 9, 2025 in the Minden-Lübbecke district. In the afternoon, the incident occurred in the North Hemmern district at an intersection. A 19-year-old driver drove the right-handed road when the collision came into being. The exact course of the accident is currently being determined, and a specialized traffic accident team from Bielefeld is consulted. The Borkener Zeitung reported that the bicycle driver was initially taken to a emergency doctor before she was brought to a clinic became. A rescue helicopter landed at the scene of the accident to bring the 17-year-old into medical treatment as quickly as possible.
The current state of the girl is previously unknown, while the driver was unharmed. The road had to be closed during the accident recording and the rescue work.
increased number of accidents with pedelecs
2023 a total of 23,658 Pedelec users, which clearly shows that there were almost eleven times as many accidents as in 2014 when there were only 2,223 crashed drivers. At the same time, the number of fatal pedelec accidents rose from 39 (2014) to 188 (2023).
accident statistics in detail
The accident statistics show that the average age of the Pedelec denial is 53 years, which indicates that older people are also increasingly involved in accidents. In comparison, the average age of the accident on non -motorized bicycles is 42 years. While the fatal accidents have increased with pedelecs, the number of victims fell on non -motorized bicycles from 76,073 (2014) to 70,900 (2023).
The increasing use of pedelecs could be due to the increased number of accidents. In 2022, 15.5 % of households already had a pedelec in Germany, in 2014 it was only 3.4 %. This shows that the trethilfed bicycles are reaching more and more people.
In 2023, 7.9 drivers died on average at 1,000 pedelec accidents. In comparison, it was only 3.6 with non -motorized bicycles. It was also found that the number of 1,000 pedelec accidents each killed was reduced from 17.4 to 7.9 from 2014 to 2023.
In recent years, the perception of pedelecs has changed. Heise.de reports that the accidents with pedelecs are already rising in 2016, which will also be attributed to the growing sales figures. This development requires increased security measures and education about driving with pedelecs, especially for younger and older users.
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