SAN DIEGO (CNS) — As the use of electric bicycles, or e-bikes, has grown dramatically across California, the number of injuries involving them has grown “exponentially,” according to a report released Friday by UC San Diego health researchers.
From just two injuries in 2018 to 1,506 in 2024, injuries sustained involving e-bikes are also more likely to be moderate to severe than those involving traditional bicycles.
“One of our most concerning findings was the disproportionately high number of injured children involved in e-bike crashes,” said Dr. John Austin, general surgery resident and research fellow at UCSD School of Medicine and first author of the study. “E-bikes provide valuable transportation and recreational benefits, but their higher speeds can generate crash forces more comparable to motorcycles than traditional bicycles, leading to potentially severe injuries.”…