Chicago, IL
E-scooter, e-bike, hoverboard injuries, deaths spike in recent years, report says
As e-scooters, e-bikes, and hoverboards grow to be extra well-liked, and extra cities like Chicago add e-scooter share applications, emergency rooms are treating extra accidents and even deaths associated to them.
A brand new report from the Client Product Security Fee Wednesday discovered a 127% spike in accidents between 2017 and 2021.
Deaths rose from 5 in 2017 to 48 final yr.
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Demographic knowledge exhibits Black customers represented 31% of the ER visits with these micromobility merchandise.
Bloomington, Indiana, is now limiting the hours folks can use electrical scooters following the latest demise of an Indiana College scholar who was struck whereas using one.
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