Allianz warns: three times more risk of death on the electric bike than on the bike

The insurance company Allianz warns against electric bikes. Because, according to the calculations of the company, these accidents have the chance to have a fatal accident, three times higher than on a normal wheel.

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According to calculations by the Alliance, the risk of fatal accident when driving on an electric bike is three times higher than on a normal bike without a motor. A greater risk of accident is therefore not only for the elderly.

"In summary, all age groups combined, the average mortality risk on the pedelec is three times higher than on a conventional bike," said Jörg Kubitzki, accident researcher at the largest insurance company in the world. ;Europe.

The risk of being killed in an injury was significantly higher in the group of people over 65 and in the group of all young people under 64 years old.

Pedelec drivers are more likely to plant

For the calculation, Allianz used the accident data from the Federal Statistical Office in relation to the estimated kilometers that the Federal Ministry of Transport had published in the study "Mobility in Germany".

"Pedelecs are more dangerous than non-motorized bikes, even though we consider the mileage traveled by both types of vehicles," Kubitzki said. Pedelec is the technical term for popular electric bikes with a top speed of 25 km / h, where the driver must always pedal himself.

According to statistics, the average of 11.64 VAE drivers lost per billion kilometers traveled, the comparable rate for non-motorized bicycles is 8.96.

According to the study of the Federal Ministry of Transport, an estimated 77 million bicycles in Germany, to date four million VAE, a good 5%. However, the share of VAE drivers who died in all fatal cyclists is close to 18%. (DPA / THP)