Electric scooter and bike accidents are soaring across the US, researchers report

In the crowded urban landscape, where small electric vehicles—primarily scooters and bicycles—have transformed short distance travel, UC San Francisco researchers are reporting a major national surge in accidents tied to “micromobility.” The researchers analyzed injuries and hospitalizations from electric bicycles, electric scooters, conventional bicycles and conventional scooters. The study, which appears July 23 in JAMA Network Open, is believed to be the first investigation into recent injury patterns in the U.S. E-bicycle injuries doubled every year from 2017 to 2022, while e-scooter injuries rose by 45%. Injured e-riders tended to be slightly older and wore helmets less often than conventional Read More