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Bicycling
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
1 week ago

California children's hospital study finds more severe trauma with e-bikes

E-bike crashes cause more severe injuries in children than pedal bikes, with e-bike cases rising from 2% to 64% of severe bicycle trauma at Rady Children's Hospital between 2017 and 2023.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
3 months ago

Philbrick: Increasing e-bike use requires safety education - San Jose Spotlight

But the trend of teen and pre-teen e-bike use has proven controversial at times and even dangerous, with more and more riders being injured every year. One of the most devastating examples occurred on Aug. 8 in Burlingame when 4-year-old Ayden Everest Fang was killed when a driver's car was struck by a Class 2 e-bike ridden by an 11-year-old, causing the vehicle to accelerate onto the sidewalk and fatally hit the child.
Public health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 months ago

Hospital sees 150 e-bike injuries in six months as surgeons warn of massive burden'

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Public health
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