Monitoring device and method for monitoring

A vehicle (1) comprising at least two wheels (2), a steering device (5) for steering the vehicle (1), at least one handle (6) enabling the driver to hold the steering device (5) of the vehicle (1) with one hand, at least one brake (7) for braking the vehicle (1), at least one brake-actuating element (8) for actuating the brake (7) of the vehicle (1), and at least one monitoring device (9) for monitoring the driver of the vehicle (1), the at least one monitoring device (9) comprising a monitoring sensor (10) provided in or on the brake-actuating element (8) and monitoring whether the handle (6) is gripped by a hand.

A method for operating a monitoring device (9) of a vehicle (1) for monitoring the driver of the vehicle (1), the vehicle comprising a steering device (5) for steering the vehicle (1), a handle (6) enabling the driver to hold the steering device (5) of the vehicle (1) with one hand, a brake (7) for braking the vehicle (1), a brake-actuating element (8) for actuating the brake (7) of the vehicle (1), a monitoring sensor (10) provided in or on the brake-actuating element (8) and monitoring whether handle (6) is gripped by a hand, wherein the method comprises:

• causing the monitoring sensor (10) to generate a sensor signal repeatedly or periodically in time and interrogating or checking the monitoring sensor (10) to monitor whether at least one hand of the driver is on the handle (6).