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Sep 26, 2019 · SINGAPORE — The e-scooter that collided into a 65-year-old cyclist, who later passed away from her injuries, was a non-compliant personal mobility device (PMD), said the Land Transport...
Apr 15, 2021 · E-scooters launched in Nashville in 2018. In total, we identified 52 documented e-scooter crashes and 79 bicycle crashes, with one scooter rider fatality and no bicyclist fatalities....
Each week, about 3 accidents involving e-scooters and other public mobility devices (PMDs) occur in Singapore. That's definitely three too many, especially when you consider the type of injuries (and even fatalities) that e-scooter accidents can cause.
Oct 4, 2021 · E-scooters are the biggest culprit in more people getting hurt, accounting for 25,400 ER visits last year, three times the 7,700 ER trips involving e-scooters in 2017, CPSC said.
Oct 20, 2023 · E-scooter injuries among children and teenagers increased 71% from 2020 to 2021, and the most injured body part was the head. Nearly 67% of head injury patients were not wearing a helmet. Nearly 15% of all cases involved motor vehicles.
Nov 25, 2022 · The number of people killed in e-scooter crashes has tripled in the last year, new figures have revealed. Data from the Department for Transport (DfT) shows 12 people died in incidents involving e-scooters in the year ending June 2022. The figure is three times higher than for the same period in 2021, when four people died.
Sep 25, 2023 · The unit's data showed that, in the past 12 months, 88 children were treated for head, neck and limb injuries as a result of falls and crashes on e-scooters, e-bikes and e-skateboards.
Oct 17, 2023 · Nearly half (46%) of all estimated e-bike injuries from 2017 to 2022 occurred in 2022 alone. Hoverboard injuries defied the upward trend, and decreased 26% from 2021 to 2022. CPSC is also aware of 233 deaths associated with micromobility devices from 2017 through 2022, although reporting is ongoing and incomplete.
Dec 20, 2023 · Accidents involving e-scooters can be deadly. Late last year, a 28-year-old Melbourne man died after crashing his e-scooter — he was not wearing a helmet. A study by the Royal Melbourne Hospital ...
Jan 4, 2023 · Police say they believe a 13-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were riding on the scooter about 5pm yesterday when it collided with a car at the intersection of George and Mayfield streets in Alexandra Headland.
