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chemgear · 07-26-2019, 10:00 PM

Not surprising.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ries-1.5227244

Dozens of Calgarians have been injured riding shared electric scooters since they became available two weeks ago in the city.

Calgary emergency rooms have seen 60 patients with e-scooter-related injuries so far.

About a third of them were fractures and roughly 10 per cent were injuries to the face and head.

"We have to look at whether this is a really dangerous trend or not and how it compares to what's already been previously reported," said Dr. Eddy Lang, who works in emergency rooms in Calgary and is leading the study.

CBC medical columnist Dr. Raj Bhardwaj said he, too, has witnessed such injuries while working in urgent care.

Users can ride only on sidewalks, pathways and in bike lanes. It is illegal to ride these single-user devices on city roads.

City bylaws state e-scooter riders can be fined $25 for riding on the street, $75 for riding on sidewalks where signs indicate they are prohibited and $150 for interfering with a pedestrian.

Both shared e-scooter and e-bike riders must also park their vehicles out of the pedestrian path.

07-26-2019, 10:00 PM	#94
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	Not surprising. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ries-1.5227244 Dozens of Calgarians have been injured riding shared electric scooters since they became available two weeks ago in the city. Calgary emergency rooms have seen 60 patients with e-scooter-related injuries so far. About a third of them were fractures and roughly 10 per cent were injuries to the face and head. "We have to look at whether this is a really dangerous trend or not and how it compares to what's already been previously reported," said Dr. Eddy Lang, who works in emergency rooms in Calgary and is leading the study. CBC medical columnist Dr. Raj Bhardwaj said he, too, has witnessed such injuries while working in urgent care. Users can ride only on sidewalks, pathways and in bike lanes. It is illegal to ride these single-user devices on city roads. City bylaws state e-scooter riders can be fined $25 for riding on the street, $75 for riding on sidewalks where signs indicate they are prohibited and $150 for interfering with a pedestrian. Both shared e-scooter and e-bike riders must also park their vehicles out of the pedestrian path.