MARIETTA — A group of experts and officials warned parents Thursday to be wary of their children using electric bikes and scooters, and offered tips on how to keep kids and teens safe.
The event, which was hosted by AAA, The Auto Club Group, at Cobb County Safety Village in Marietta, brought together public safety experts and health professionals to explain the risks of kids and teens using e-rides, and what steps parents can take to mitigate those.
Dr. Sofia Chaudhary, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, said the number of kids and teens showing up in the emergency room with injuries from e-bikes and e-scooters is rising…