Warning to anyone with an e-bike or e-scooter over dangerous mistake

Research also showed that many e-bike and e-scooter owners are also charging their devices in areas that risk compromising escape routes.

If an e-bike or e-scooter battery fails, a catastrophic fire can occur in seconds and if this takes place in an exit way the escape route will be entirely blocked.The impact of a catastrophic fire is heightened when you are asleep as reaction times will be worse but research shows more than half of e-bike and e-scooter owners surveyed say they also charge their device overnight when they are sleeping, leaving them with little time to respond in the event of a fire.

The charity recommends charging your device away from any vital exit ways so you can escape in the event of a fire, where possible for some, an outhouse may be the safest alternative.

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