Scooter giant Lime didn't disclose a braking issue that resulted in people breaking bones and damaging their teeth

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• Australia's competition watchdog found that US electric scooter giant Lime failed to disclose a braking issue on its vehicles that caused injuries to users.
• According to the watchdog, Lime's Gen 2 scooters applied excessive brake force, leading to broken bones, damaged teeth, and scrapes.
• Lime also didn't disclose at least 50 occasions where people were injured, the watchdog found.
• Lime has undertaken to provide a safer, newer generation of scooters and to improve its injury reporting.
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Scooter unicorn Lime is in trouble with Australia's consumer watchdog for failing to disclose a known safety issue with its electric scooters, and for failing to report some 50 occasions where people were injured.

According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Lime knew about and didn't publicly disclose the fact its Gen 2 electric scooter applied "excessive brake force" or locked out the front wheel, causing a sudden stop that resulted in people breaking bones, teeth, or in other injuries.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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