Alcohol chaos on the e-scooter: 39-year-old falls in Villach!

Alcohol chaos on the e-scooter: 39-year-old falls in Villach!

Villach, Österreich - What's going in Villach? Today, on July 16, 2025, the city is again the scene of a worrying incident with an e-scooter. A 39-year-old man has been involved in an accident due to alcohol-related inability to drive. According to the police , the man touched a curb with the front tires of the e-scooter, which was on the ground for his fall and a head impact led. Immediate help came from a random ambulance crew, which immediately initiated the injured.

An alkomatt test showed that the man was heavily alcoholic, which led to the prohibition of his onward journey and transport to the LKH Villach through the emergency services. The police commissioner Villach has already filed a complaint-another example of the increasing number of accidents with e-scooters in Austria.

worrying trends in e-scooter accidents

e-scooter are indispensable from road traffic, but the number of accidents increases alarming. Since 2019, the number of e-scooter injuries treated in the hospital has increased from 1,200 to almost 7,500 in 2024, which corresponds to an increase of 25 % compared to the previous year. The kfv reports that around 12 % of the incurred e-scooter-steering ones were alerted a value that compared to 4 % in car accidents and 3 % is significantly increased in motorcycles.

The dangerous combination of alcohol and e-scooters seems to manifest itself where the drivers often travel with over 1.0 per thousand. This brings serious legal consequences: the penalties for driving with e-scooters from 0.8 per thousand amount to up to 3,700 euros and can become even more difficult with a blood alcohol value of over 1.6 per thousand.

safety precautions and prevention measures

The KFV A comprehensive reform of the security regulations for e-scooter. A helmet obligation that currently only applies to children under the age of 12, as well as throttling of the top speed at 20 km/h are just a few of the required measures. Currently only about 9 % of e-scooter drivers have a helmet.

The majority of accidents occur through self -inflicted mistakes, with speeding over the agenda and carelessness. The KFV therefore recommends security measures such as practicing in traffic -free space and strict observance of the traffic rules.

The developments related to e-scooters are clearly a hot topic in Villach and all of Austria. The discussion about security and responsibility in road traffic must become louder to prevent further tragic accidents.