E-Bikes And E-Scooters A Growing Menace On City Streets, Study Says
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A new study reports that e-bikes and e-scooters are becoming a public hazard, causing serious brain and spinal trauma, with pedestrians suffering brain injuries at nearly double the rate of riders. The number of crashes has increased steadily, with e-bikes and e-scooters representing 55% of bike- and scooter-related trauma cases in 2023.
E-bikes and e-scooters are increasingly endangering riders and pedestrians, according to a study published in Neurosurgery. Researchers tracked 914 patients treated at Bellevue Hospital Center between 2018 and 2023 for bike and scooter injuries. The number of crashes rose steadily, with e-bikes and e-scooters accounting for 55% of cases in 2023, up from 8% in 2018. One-third of patients suffered traumatic brain injuries, and pedestrians were nearly twice as likely as riders to suffer brain injuries. Fewer than one-third of riders wore helmets, and this was linked to higher rates of brain and facial injuries. The study suggests that helmet use, safer bike lane design, and enforcement could prevent many of these injuries.
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