As e-scooters, e-bikes, and hoverboards become more popular, and more cities like Chicago add e-scooter share programs, emergency rooms are treating more injuries and even deaths related to them.
A new report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission Wednesday found a 127% spike in injuries between 2017 and 2021.
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Deaths rose from five in 2017 to 48 last year.
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Demographic data shows Black consumers represented 31% of the ER visits with these micromobility products.
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Bloomington, Indiana, is now limiting the hours people can use electric scooters following the recent death of an Indiana University student who was struck while riding one.