"I'm very pro e-bike and micro-mobility is here to stay. ... But they go at high speeds and can be dangerous," said Dr. Benjamin Breyer, the study's senior author and chair of the UCSF Department of Urology.
The crash grabbed headlines across the globe, but it is far from an isolated incident. A recent UCSF study found that e-bicycle injuries doubled nationally every year from 2017 to 2022.
Injuries are up, in part, because the bikes are increasingly popular. More than 1 million electric bikes were sold in the United States last year, and that number is expected to double this year.
E-bikes have led to reduced oil consumption and less pollution, inspired couch potatoes to get outdoors and exercise and given commuters an inexpensive and eco-friendly way to get to the office.
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