With school out and summer full swing, people of all ages are enjoying the outdoors on e-bikes, but a significant increase in injured youths has prompted the Riverside University Health System to urge riders to follow safety guidelines.
Some of the hundreds of injuries related to riding electric bicycles are “serious and even fatal,” according to an RUHS statement.
Data from across the county shows a spike in emergency room visits for collisions or falls involving e-bikes, from 224 in 2023 and 494 in 2024 to 958 in 2025. So far this year, at least 416 incidents have been reported in the county…