Hair-raising video: two electric scooter drivers nearly killed by a bus

The video shows a frightening sequence of images: the electric scooter driver and his passenger runs a red light, then due to the proximity of the bus, they freak out which causes them to fall. Their lives were at stake.

The bus had the green light, but the reckless behaviour of the scooter driver and his passenger almost resulted in a fatal accident.

According to an expert who spoke to RTL, electric scooters are “unclearly classified as micro-mobility devices” and are not regulated by the Highway Code. Although they have been on the roads for years, it was only in March, in the case of a drunk e-scooterist, that the Curia, the highest judicial authority in Hungary, decided to classify electric scooters as motor vehicles.

Moreover, vehicles with a speed of more than 25 km/h should be treated by the police according to the rules for cyclists or mopeds, but this is not always the case. Electric scooter riders are not required to wear helmets or other protective gear, nor do they need a driving licence to use the vehicle.

The Ministry of Construction and Transport has informed us that amendments to the Highway Code for e-scooters are already in the pipeline, but no date has been given for the promised draft.

The footage shows that in this case, the accident was not due to confusion over the classification of the vehicle, but because the driver failed to stop at a red light.

As we wrote earlier, a car’s on-board camera captured a horrific accident: a herd of deer ran across the road and one of the animals straight clashed with a vehicle. Watch the video HERE.

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