The American University, Kean University, and University of South Carolina were added to the list of hoverboard banned places.
Hoverboards instantly become a complete hit since its release and with its popularity came an increasing list of hoverboard banned places.
American University executive director of risk, safety and transportation programs Dan Nichols has announced to its students via email that hoverboards are temporarily prohibited from the campus as well as American University owned buildings, Washington Post reported.
The email reads "Due to safety concerns associated with hoverboards that have been raised by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the potential impact to the safety of our community, American University has decided to institute a temporary ban on these devices. Effective January 4, 2016, and until further notice, hoverboards, also known as self-balancing scooters and hands-free segways will not be permitted on campus or in any AU-owned building."
Kean University in New Jersey is also banning the popular device, which according to the administration is capable of causing spontaneous fire and severe physical injuries. The school has announced that it will confiscate hoverboards found anywhere in the campus.
Susan Kayne, the university's spokesperson, has recommended to the State's Division of Fire Safety that the device be banned in all colleges. Currently, these boards are prohibited on flights of major airlines.
In December 2015, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that they have been investigating numerous hoverboard-related fires in ten states including cities like Lafitte, La, Chappaqua, and New York. Recently, a hoverboard was notably the cause of fire in a Lacey Township property, NJ News reported.
University of South Carolina, also, has banned these boards from dormitories following nationwide reports of fire incidents due to the device's batteries.
The commission also added that about 40 people have been admitted to emergency rooms due to hoverboard falls and physical accidents. The commission chairman Elliot F. Kaye even stated that the statistics has gotten worse with the number of recorded incidents increasing and worsening including fractures to the hand and arm, open head wounds and other trauma to the arms and legs.
The CPSC are in high hopes of uncovering these incidents following the holidays as many have received this device as a Christmas present.