E-scooter, e-bike injuries overview:
- Who: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released a report on e-bike, e-scooter and electric mobility device injuries.
- Why: E-scooter and e-bike injuries went up 21% from 2021 to 2022 and have trended up by an average of 23% annually since 2017.
- Where: E-bike and e-scooter injuries have occurred across the United States.
Injuries on e-bikes, e-scooters and hoverboards were up 21% between 2021 and 2022, according to a new report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Those injuries were also up an average of 23% each year since 2017, the report says.
The CPSC so far counts 233 deaths related to micromobility devices between 2017 and 2022, although the agency said it is still accumulating data and there may have been even more deaths than that.
The injury data was extrapolated from a representative sample across U.S. hospitals that showed e-scooter injuries went up 22% between 2021 and 2022.
Hoverboard injuries, meanwhile, went down by 26% from 2021 to 2022. E-bike injuries went up significantly in 2022, with 46% of the injuries over the span between 2017 and 2022 happening in 2022.
“Always wear a bicycle helmet when riding to protect your head in a fall,” the CPSC recommended in a news release about the report. “Before riding, make sure to check for any damage, which includes examining the handlebars, brakes, throttle, bell, lights, tires, cables and frame.”
Children age 14 and younger suffered about 36% of micromobility injuries between 2017 and 2022 — double their proportion of the overall population, the release said.
Electric micromobility devices led to more than 360K ER visits, report says
There were approximately 360,800 emergency department visits related to the electric devices from 2017 through 2022. Fractures were the leading type of injury, followed by contusions and abrasions. Upper and lower limbs were the most frequently injured body parts.
There have also been a number of deaths related to micromobility device fires in recent years.
“CPSC called on more than 2,000 manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of e-scooters, self-balancing scooters (often referred to as hoverboards), e-bicycles and e-unicycles to review their product lines and ensure they comply with established voluntary safety standards to reduce the serious risk of dangerous fires with these products or face possible enforcement action,” according to the CPSC news release.
In other micromobility news, Lectric Ebikes announced a recall last month for 45,000 of its e-bicycles due to failing mechanical disc brake calipers on both the front and back of the bike.
Have you been injured riding an e-bike, e-scooter or electric mobility device? Let us know in the comments.
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4 thoughts onE-scooter, e-bike injuries increased 21% in 2022
Yes me and my child both have we where going down are hill ever so slowly since I tow her in a bike trailer brake line shot out and hot brake fluid sprayed her in her face I’m thank full we didn’t need to got to the er she still scared of getting the bike reported it t long send and Amazon they both refuse to own up to. And me e7 e8 teen to poped up on me and the bike started rideing it’s self and crashed me in to a stop sign many message in Amazon where I’m mad cussing and everything many attempts before bike return expired they refuse rotors fell off with nothing but lock tight to glue them in I want a price of them they laughed made fun of my disabled denied Ada reasonable, and regular accommodations on me and it all in texts and they have change my bikes title after I told them it a electric motor vehicle sold it a just a standers e-mountain bike goes 50 in in town mode and off road for trails law say e-bikes go 28 from what I understand stand it street legal don’t have to be registered or licensed these companies hurt my baby girl and I’m not happy about it me I could deal with. I’m used to it but her she’s only eight year-old baby girl who suffered some horrible burning pains didn’t leave no scars or damages but she’s definitely terrified of the bike now, and I have no way to put in a therapy. because that bike was our only means a transportation now it’s all busted up sitting in my freaking garage. I’m trying to repair it so that way we can make it to appointments again that’s that’s the reason why I bought it. I didn’t have to have a blown go cause it didn’t go over a certain amount of miles an hour online so I did Emoko and long send the one who sold to long send long send to Amazon falsely advertising when I got as a e-bike not Electric motor vehicle vehicle or an adult E bike at the time it was just labeled E bike dual motors 2000 W clients sales easy because we live up in big hill. That’s why I got it. I knew it was an adult bike and had to have a license because it goes so fast breathalyzer I have to have my DUI and I get caught right in town. I’m in trouble for misleading me. Oh hitway bk10 fold able handle bars snapped while crossing a road snapped of told company they did nothing I got the fram and some part I use to put on the other 4 I did ride not anymore to unsafe
Yes me and my child both have we where going down are hill ever so slowly since I tow her in a bike trailer brake line shot out and hot brake fluid sprayed her in her face I’m thank full we didn’t need to got to the er she still scared of getting the bike reported it t long send and Amazon they both refuse to own up to. And me e7 e8 teen to poped up on me and the bike started rideing it’s self and crashed me in to a stop sign many message in Amazon where I’m mad cussing and everything many attempts before bike return expired they refuse rotors fell off with nothing but lock tight to glue them in I want a price of them they laughed made fun of my disabled denied Ada reasonable, and regular accommodations on me and it all in texts and they have change my bikes title after I told them it a electric motor vehicle sold it a just a standers e-mountain bike goes 50 in in town mode and off road for trails law say e-bikes go 28 from what I understand stand it street legal don’t have to be registered or licensed these companies hurt my baby girl and I’m not happy about it me I could deal with. I’m used to it but her she’s only eight year-old baby girl who suffered some horrible burning pains didn’t leave no scars or damages but she’s definitely terrified of the bike now, and I have no way to put in a therapy. because that bike was our only means a transportation now it’s all busted up sitting in my freaking garage. I’m trying to repair it so that way we can make it to appointments again that’s that’s the reason why I bought it. I didn’t have to have a blown go cause it didn’t go over a certain amount of miles an hour online so I did Emoko and long send the one who sold to long send long send to Amazon falsely advertising when I got as a e-bike not Electric motor vehicle vehicle or an adult E bike at the time it was just labeled E bike dual motors 2000 W clients sales easy because we live up in big hill. That’s why I got it. I knew it was an adult bike and had to have a license because it goes so fast breathalyzer I have to have my DUI and I get caught right in town. I’m in trouble for misleading me.
I Obtained Injuries From A Veo E-Scooter On October 1st 2023 and Had To Receive ER Treatment, I Reported This To The Local Regional Manager and He Stated That The Company Was Aware Of A Defective Front Fender Breaking Off And Wrapping Around The Front Tire and Throwing People Off Hurting Them, He Stated That The Company Would Reimburse My Account To Keep Quiet About It, I Have Contact Several Attorney But Not One Of These Would Take The Case, Now I’m Sitting Here With Over $8,000 Dollars In Medical Bills Due To Malicious Behavior And Greed Of The Veo Scooter Company….
I was given 200$ and being a single father with custody awarded the first ever engaging father of author, DC YF I got this bike originally for settlement for a dog bite to get me and my daughter around since I’m legally not allowed to drive vehicles due to a DWI lol I’m not gonna say the name of the company, but the middleman pretty much between Amazon and the actual manufacturers give me $200 back to keep my mouth shut about the default bike and with my disability and growing up childhood I can’t say no caused by fear