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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/10/02/world/dutch-ban-electric-carts-crash-kills-four-kids-fault-brakes/#.W7L7t89Oldg
Dutch ban electric carts after crash kills four kids, fault brakes
Oct 2, 2018 AFP-JIJI
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – The Netherlands on Monday banned a popular type of
electric cart involved in a horrific crash that killed four children, saying
they may suffer from problems with their brakes.
The youngsters from a daycare center died after their Stint vehicle was hit
by a train on a grade crossing in the southeastern town of Oss on Sept. 20.
The driver and another child were critically injured.
Around 3,000 of the bathtub-shaped carts are in use with schools and
nurseries around the country, but infrastructure minister Cora van
Nieuwenhuizen said they would no longer be allowed on the roads as of
Tuesday.
The minister had decided to suspend their use “as a precaution.
“The first preliminary results give rise to doubts about the technical
construction of the Stint. This could lead to the Stint not working or no
longer braking,” the ministry said in a statement.
Technical changes were also made to the design of the Stints without being
submitted for approval with government agencies, it said.
“The findings mentioned may pose a risk for the driver, the children and
other road users.
The ministry added that it was a “far-reaching decision with many practical
consequences for the day care centers,” many of which rely on the vehicles
to get around.
Edwin Renzen, the founder of the Renzen company that makes the Stints, said
the decision was premature.
“This is based on a working hypothesis, that should not be a reason to ban
all Stints on public roads immediately,” he told NOS broadcaster.
Last month Renzen said that the accident was the “worst nightmare of any
parent,” adding that he had spent “years” developing Stints.
The company said Stints — which feature a Segway-type standing area for the
driver at the back and a large plastic box at the front where children sit —
are used to transport around 60,000 children a day.
Reports in Dutch media said the 32-year-old woman driving the wagon had
screamed for help and that she had said the brakes were not working.
The cart had just dropped some children off at a local school and was on its
way to another when the crash happened. Two of the dead children were from
the same family.
[© japantimes.co.jp]
https://nltimes.nl/2018/09/26/stint-cargo-bikes-safe-transport-kids-researcher-says
Stint cargo bikes not safe to transport kids, researcher says
2018-09-26 Stint electric cargo bikes, like the one involved in a fatal
railway accident ... One version of a Stint cargo vehicle made to carry
multiple children ...
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https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/netherlands-bans-electric-carts-after-crash-kills-four-children-17292178
Netherlands bans electric carts after crash kills four children
1 October 2018 The Netherlands on Monday banned a popular type of electric
cart involved in a horrific crash that killed four children ... The
youngsters from a daycare centre died after their Stint vehicle was hit by a
train on a level ...
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Dutch ban electric carts after crash kills four kids, fault brakes
Oct 2, 2018 AFP-JIJI
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – The Netherlands on Monday banned a popular type of
electric cart involved in a horrific crash that killed four children, saying
they may suffer from problems with their brakes.
The youngsters from a daycare center died after their Stint vehicle was hit
by a train on a grade crossing in the southeastern town of Oss on Sept. 20.
The driver and another child were critically injured.
Around 3,000 of the bathtub-shaped carts are in use with schools and
nurseries around the country, but infrastructure minister Cora van
Nieuwenhuizen said they would no longer be allowed on the roads as of
Tuesday.
The minister had decided to suspend their use “as a precaution.
“The first preliminary results give rise to doubts about the technical
construction of the Stint. This could lead to the Stint not working or no
longer braking,” the ministry said in a statement.
Technical changes were also made to the design of the Stints without being
submitted for approval with government agencies, it said.
“The findings mentioned may pose a risk for the driver, the children and
other road users.
The ministry added that it was a “far-reaching decision with many practical
consequences for the day care centers,” many of which rely on the vehicles
to get around.
Edwin Renzen, the founder of the Renzen company that makes the Stints, said
the decision was premature.
“This is based on a working hypothesis, that should not be a reason to ban
all Stints on public roads immediately,” he told NOS broadcaster.
Last month Renzen said that the accident was the “worst nightmare of any
parent,” adding that he had spent “years” developing Stints.
The company said Stints — which feature a Segway-type standing area for the
driver at the back and a large plastic box at the front where children sit —
are used to transport around 60,000 children a day.
Reports in Dutch media said the 32-year-old woman driving the wagon had
screamed for help and that she had said the brakes were not working.
The cart had just dropped some children off at a local school and was on its
way to another when the crash happened. Two of the dead children were from
the same family.
[© japantimes.co.jp]
https://nltimes.nl/2018/09/26/stint-cargo-bikes-safe-transport-kids-researcher-says
Stint cargo bikes not safe to transport kids, researcher says
2018-09-26 Stint electric cargo bikes, like the one involved in a fatal
railway accident ... One version of a Stint cargo vehicle made to carry
multiple children ...
Loading Image...
https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/netherlands-bans-electric-carts-after-crash-kills-four-children-17292178
Netherlands bans electric carts after crash kills four children
1 October 2018 The Netherlands on Monday banned a popular type of electric
cart involved in a horrific crash that killed four children ... The
youngsters from a daycare centre died after their Stint vehicle was hit by a
train on a level ...
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http://evdl.org/archive/
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