Chinanews.com client Beijing, June 11 (Xie Yiguan) In recent years, a new product called "electric balance car" is very popular. However, with the hot sale of electric balance cars, complaints and news reports of accidents in use have occurred from time to time.

　　On the 11th, the China Consumers Association issued a consumer warning saying that the electric balance car products have problems such as unclear attributes and applicable scenarios, and great road safety risks when driving on the road.

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The product attributes and applicable scenarios of the electric balance car are unclear

　　The Consumers Association said that on the shopping website, the price of electric balance cars mostly ranges from a few hundred yuan to one or two thousand yuan, the price is not very high, and the access is very convenient, which is especially sought after by young people.

　　Unable to withstand the request of his 7-year-old daughter, consumer Mr. Zhang bought a good-selling electric balance car from the Internet before the Spring Festival. During the epidemic, her daughter rode and played in the community square from time to time. However, an accident happened soon, and the child suddenly fell out of the balance car, causing a comminuted fracture of his left arm and causing great harm to the child.

　　According to experts, the current electric balancing car, which is highly sought after by teenagers, is neither a children’s toy nor a sports equipment. Its product attributes and applicable scenarios lack corresponding specifications, leading consumers to mistake this type of product for children’s toys. Ignore the risks.

　　According to the search data of a search platform, parents often choose electric balance cars as toys or purchase them as sports equipment that can exercise children's athletic ability. The product manual of the electric balance car generally describes the electric balance car as a "sports entertainment tool", and some balance cars define the age of the rider as "5 to 12 years old." On the shopping website, most of the sales pages of electric balance cars use teenagers as the protagonists, and even directly describe the products as "smart children" balance cars. These will mislead parents to understand this kind of products as "toys."

　　Children's toy experts introduced that the speed limit for electric strollers in China's "Toy Safety Part 2: Mechanical and Physical Properties" (GB6675.2) is "the mass of the toy is (25 ± 0.2) kg when it is usually sitting or standing. The maximum measured speed must not exceed 8km/h", and most of the electric balance vehicles currently on the market are in accordance with the requirements of "Safety Requirements and Test Methods for Electric Balance Vehicles" (GB/T34668-2017), and the speed time limit is 20km /h, the maximum speed is equivalent to the speed of an electric bicycle, much higher than the safety requirements of toys.

　　Moreover, the electric balance car completely depends on the movement of the driver's center of gravity to achieve acceleration, deceleration and steering, and its safety and stability are much lower than that of the electric bicycle. If the speed of the balance car is too fast, it is difficult for consumers, especially children, to control it smoothly, and it is easy to fall due to the loss of gravity.

　　After Mr. Zhang's daughter was hospitalized, the doctor said that the child's injury was equivalent to falling from the height of three floors. The doctor also said that due to the fast speed of the electric balance bike, there are many cases of children hospitalized during accidents while riding, and most of them are seriously injured.

Driving on the road presents great hidden dangers in traffic safety

　　According to the definition of "General Technical Conditions for Electric Balanced Vehicles" (GB/T34667-2017), electric balance vehicles are "wheeled manned mobile platforms equipped with rechargeable electric drive systems that maintain dynamic balance in autonomous or manual control mode "This standard is technically regulated in accordance with mobility tools or manned tools.

　　However, in the view of road traffic safety experts, electric balancing vehicles have no driving qualification requirements, no steering wheel and manual brakes, high noise when driving at low speed, and braking distances are generally too large. Consumers use them on the road, which not only increases their own safety risks, It also brings potential safety hazards to other drivers and pedestrians. Therefore, it is currently not recognized by the traffic control department as a means of transportation.

　　In reality, there are many reports of traffic safety accidents caused by electric balancing vehicles. On April 16, 2020, there was a collision between a taxi and an 8-year-old boy riding an electric balance car in Hefei City, Anhui Province. After being sent to the hospital, the boy had no vital signs. According to the car driver at the rear of the taxi, when the taxi reached the T-junction, the boy rode the balance car along the zebra crossing into the auxiliary road, and then the two collided, "The boy was hit a few meters away, and was later crushed. ".

　　In August 2019, a boy in Shanxi suddenly fell while riding an electric balance car on the road and lay on the electric balance car. Then the electric balance car lost control and took the child to the middle of the road. Fortunately, the motorcycle and The car braked in time to prevent accidents.

Operator risk warning is not significant, consumer protection awareness is insufficient

　　When selling electric balance bike operators, in order to promote their products, they often only pay attention to the convenience and advantages of the products, but there are insufficient risk warnings and protection tips for the products. Many consumers reflect that when they buy electric balance bikes, the operators have always It is claimed that the product is easy to operate and safe, and even some of the riders displayed in the advertisements do not wear any safety gear, which makes it easy for consumers to ignore safety risks and wear safety gear.

　　According to the official website of Beijing Children’s Hospital Shunyi Women’s and Children’s Hospital, on one night in May 2020, Dr. Zhu, the general surgeon of the hospital, received four children who came to the emergency room due to falls due to playing an electric balance car during duty. Their youngest is only 4 years old, and the oldest is only 10 years old. They have a common feature, that is, they don't wear any protective gear when riding.

China Consumers Association Warning: Improper use is risky

　　In order to protect the health and safety of consumers and strengthen the supervision of the electric balance car market, the China Consumers Association issued a consumer warning: the attributes of electric balance car products are not clear, and the risk of improper use is high.

　　1. The electric balance car is not a children's toy, it is not recommended to buy for young children. Since the electric balance vehicles currently on the market are generally not designed and manufactured in accordance with toy safety standards and norms, and are not included in the national toy safety certification, judging from the relevant information in their product specifications, they are not children's toy products. Younger children are not yet fully developed in terms of physical coordination and balance function, lack of risk prevention awareness and self-protection ability, accidents are easy to occur during use, and some serious accidents may cause irreversible damage and affect the future of children Growth and life.

　　2. The electric balance car is not a means of transportation. Do not ride on the road. The electric balance car is not a motor vehicle, nor in the catalog of several types of non-motor vehicles, but is similar in nature and function to skateboards, roller skates, etc., and can be regarded as a sliding tool. Article 74 of the Implementation Regulations of the Road Traffic Safety Law stipulates that pedestrians may not use skateboards, roller skates and other sliding tools on the road. At present, due to road traffic safety considerations, Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu and other places have explicitly banned electric balance vehicles from the road. Therefore, the electric balance car cannot be used as a means of transportation, nor can it be used to ride in a motor vehicle lane, and can only be used in some special venues or closed places. When using it, you should try to choose a place with smooth road surface, no other vehicles and fewer pedestrians to ensure the safety of cyclists and others.

　　Third, carefully control the speed of riding, safety protection can not be ignored. If the speed of riding the electric balance car is relatively fast, it is easy to lose balance and fall in an emergency. Without any safety protection measures, it will cause serious injuries to the rider. Therefore, when riding an electric balance car, you should pay attention to control the speed and maintain a certain safety distance with other people. Whether it is a "newbie" or a "familiar", you should travel at a slow speed at a uniform speed. At the same time, security protection cannot be ignored. Consumers should wear helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, wrist pads and other protective equipment during each use of the electric balance car to reduce injuries caused by falls. In addition, parents should also bear the responsibility of guardians, do a good job of care and supervision, and promptly stop and correct minors’ wrong driving behavior.

　　China Consumers Association also called on relevant departments to strengthen the supervision and guidance of the design, production and sales of electric balance vehicles. It is recommended that the relevant departments further clarify the product attributes of electric balance vehicles, and improve the technical requirements and safety standards for electric balance vehicles, especially to strictly control the maximum design speed, overspeed protection, low power protection, slope capacity and protection of electric balance vehicles, Charge lock, anti-fly protection and other technical indicators that are closely related to consumers' personal safety, and establish perfect technical regulations and supervision basis to ensure consumers’ safe and correct use of electric balance vehicles. (Finish)