injury rates among u.s. e-bike users soar after nearly tripling in three years
2024-09-29
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reference news network reported on september 27according to a report on september 25 on the us "forbes" magazine website, between 2019 and 2022, the injury rate of electric bicycle users in the united states has nearly tripled, and the injury rate of electric scooter users has almost doubled - soaring by 293% and 88% respectively.
this is the important finding of a new study from columbia university mailman school of public health.
"our findings highlight the urgent need to increase surveillance of micromobility injuries," katherine burford, a postdoctoral researcher in the department of epidemiology at the mailman school of public health and first author of the study, said in a statement. and find strategies for cities to improve user safety so micromobility becomes a safe, sustainable, equitable and healthy transportation option.”
earlier this month, the study titled "liability of e-bikes, e-scooters, e-scooters, and bicycle-related injuries in the united states, 2019 to 2022" was published in the american journal of public health. the study reported that e-bike sales grew 269%, outpacing sales of electric cars and trucks.
in the study, researchers analyzed and compared patterns and trends in approximately 2 million injuries related to e-bikes, bicycles, electric balance bikes and e-scooters from nearly 100 hospitals across the united states.
the research report found that most electric balance bike injuries (76%) occurred in people under the age of 18; among older adults (65 to 84 years old), the highest proportion of injuries related to bicycles was caused by micro-mobility vehicles, followed by those related to micro-vehicles. electric bike-related injuries.
more men than women are injured in accidents related to e-scooters and e-bikes.
andrew rundle, a professor of epidemiology at columbia university mailman school of public health and author of the study, said in a statement that the significant increase in electric micro-mobility injuries reported in the study may be due to shared micro-mobility. there is a lack of use, safety education and supervision of protective equipment as these systems do not require helmets to be provided to users. (compiled/wu mei)
