Urban electric 2-wheeled scooters are associated with a number of accidents, some serious.
Risk factors for injury:
(1) inexperience
(2) mechanical or electrical problem
(3) intoxication
(4) fooling around
(5) road surface defect (hole, crack, rock, etc)
(6) collision with car or structure
(7) being struck by a moving object
(8) inclement weather
(9) age less than 18 years
(10) not wearing a helmet
Injuries:
(1) torn tendon
(2) intracranial injury (concussion, subdural hemorrhage, etc)
(3) fractures (limb, ribs, vertebrae)
(4) penetrating injury
(5) facial trauma
(6) blunt trauma to torso
(7) joint dislocation or sprain
Risk mitigation:
(1) training
(2) wearing a helmet
