If you're going to ride an e-scooter, you really ought to wear a helmet. That's the main take-home message from a study conducted by the Austin Public Health ...
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A three-month period in Austin, Texas, saw 20 injuries per 100,000 rides.A three-month period in Austin, Texas, saw 20 injuries per 100,000 rides.
A much-anticipated CDC report on the safety of dockless electric scooters in Austin, Texas, finds an alarming percentage of head injuries after crashes.A much-anticipated CDC report on the safety of dockless electric scooters in Austin, Texas, finds an alarming percentage of head injuries after crashes.
People are getting injured while riding electric scooters. This shouldn’t come as a huge shock to anyone who has noticed the explosion of dockless, shareable two-wheelers over the last year and a half. But the degree to which people are breaking bones and sustaining head injuries is alarming federal health officials, who released the first study into scooter-related injuries on Thursday.Of those injured riders, almost half sustained an injury to the head.
“A person taking 4 scooter trips/day could expect to be injured once every ~3.5 years. Likely far less if you account for decreased risk with riding experience. https://t.co/zSVjmU82nJ”
May 2, 2019: A first-of-its-kind epidemiological study conducted by Austin Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that, of thoseMay 2, 2019: A first-of-its-kind epidemiological study conducted by Austin Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that, of those
Large percentage of incidents were "potentially preventable," says national agencyLarge percentage of incidents were "potentially preventable," says national agency
Half of injuries to 190 scooter riders in Austin last fall were to the head; only one of the injured riders was wearing a helmet.Half of injuries to 190 scooter riders in Austin last fall were to the head; only one of the injured riders was wearing a helmet.
The Austin Public Health Department and the CDC studied the safety of e-scooters and came to the conclusion that if you ride them you should wear a helmet. One in 5,000 e-scooter rides results in an injury and 48% of those are head injuries. From Ars Technica: This study actually discovered a higher rate of…One in 5,000 e-scooter rides ends in injury, half to the head
With the increasing availability of scooters as an urban transit alternative, Austin and other cities around the world are trying to balance the safety and needs of scooter riders and the motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians who must navigate around them on sidewalks and streets.CDC study: Nearly half of injured Austin riders suffered head injury, with 15 percent sustaining traumatic brain injury
Amidst a rise in reports that emergency rooms are seeing a spike in visits from people who have seriously messed themselves up while riding electric scooters, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention decided to assess the threat of the increasingly popular vehicles, which are only going to become more prevalent...Amidst a rise in reports that emergency rooms are seeing a spike in visits from people who have seriously messed themselves up while riding electric scooters, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention decided to assess the threat of the increasingly popular vehicles, which are only going to become more prevalent...
The country's top health prevention agency is raising red flags over the rising popularity of electric scooters in a new studyThe country's top health prevention agency is raising red flags over the rising popularity of electric scooters in a new study
The country's top health prevention agency is raising red flags over the rising popularity of electric scooters in a new studyThe country's top health prevention agency is raising red flags over the rising popularity of electric scooters in a new study
A new study from the CDC found that half of the electric scooter injuries in Austin were severe, Consumer Reports says. A study finds that 160 riders were injured in a three-month period.A new study from the CDC found that half of the electric scooter injuries in Austin were severe, Consumer Reports says. A study finds that 160 riders were injured in a three-month period.