Researchers have found E-scooter riders involved in crashes are more likely to be seriously injured than cyclists.
E-scooter riders involved in crashes are more likely than cyclists to sustain serious injuries, researchers have found.
Four in 10 e-scooter riders also suffered some form of leg and arm injury compared to just shy of three in 10 bike riders. They said this was the first nationwide study to look at the different injury patterns between the two groups. Injured riders, whether it be on a bike or an e-scooters, tended to be male. Though, injured people on e-scooter were usually younger, with an average of 35 compared to 50 for cyclists.
‘However, these preliminary results indicate that e-scooter use may result in a higher relative rate of hospital admission due to significant trauma than bicycles and, in particular, higher rates of severe head injury.‘As the number of e-scooter trips taken continues to grow, further legislation and tighter regulation of e-scooter rental are required to reduce the already significant burden of injury associated with this mode of transport.
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