E-Scooter & E-Bike Safety — Team Protect (preview)

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E-Scooter & E-Bike Safety

E-bikes and e-scooters are faster, heavier, and harder to handle than anything most kids have ridden before. Team Protect gives families the tools to decide if a child is ready, set clear ground rules, and ride protected.

Safety Tips

E-Bike and E-Scooter Safety Tips poster by Team Protect

Why this matters

Injury Stats

The risk to children is real, and it's climbing fast.

44%
of e-bike and e-scooter injuries in 2025 were patients under 18.Memorial Health
3,028%
rise in e-bike injuries and hospitalizations from 2017 to 2022.JAMA Surgery, 2024
Hatzalah teams across North America report a sharp rise in e-bike and e-scooter calls.
E-bicycle injury & hospitalization estimates, 2017–2022
Trend201720182019202020212022
Injury cases, No. (95% CI)751
(0–1,586)
1,615
(318–2,912)
2,215
(614–3,815)
5,627
(1,107–10,147)
11,885
(3,869–19,901)
23,493
(11,043–35,994)
Increase from 2017115%195%649%1,483%3,028%
How these injuries happen (mechanism of injury)
E-bike related E-scooter related Other / non-electric
Bike vs Car
35%
Fall from Bike
20%
Fall from E-Scooter
9%
E-Bike vs Car
7%
E-Scooter vs Car
6%
Pedestrian vs Bike
5%
Fall from E-Bike
4%
Bike vs Bike
3%
Pedestrian vs E-Scooter
2%
Bike vs Pedestrian
1%
E-Bike vs Bike
1%
Bike vs Bus
1%
Fall from Scooter
1%
Bike vs Motorcycle
1%
E-Scooter vs Bike
1%
Pedestrian vs E-Bike
1%
Other
3%
In this study, about 30% of injury mechanisms involved an e-bike or e-scooter, devices many riders assume are safer than a car or motorcycle.

Before they ride

Know your local laws

E-bike and e-scooter rules vary by state, city, and class of device, including where kids can ride and at what age.
Check the laws where you live before your child rides.

Electric bike laws, state by state

It takes all of us.

Share these resources with the families in your community.
One conversation can keep a child safe.