A Cincinnati Children's Hospital physician has warned families about rising e-bike and e-scooter injuries among children, with 84 children admitted for severe injuries from January through August this year.
Dr. Wendy Pomerantz, a pediatric emergency medicine physician, noted that the 84 admissions represent more than double the number of injuries reported for all of 2025, and a significant increase from just three in 2021. These severe injuries, requiring hospitalization, include head injuries due to infrequent helmet use, broken legs and arms, and internal injuries to organs like the liver and spleen. The higher speeds of e-bikes and e-scooters contribute to these serious incidents, making it easy for children to lose control or collide with objects. Pomerantz recommends against children under 16 riding e-scooters and suggests only Class 1 e-bikes, which provide pedal assistance, for older children.
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