More California Kids Are Getting Hurt on E-Bikes, Study Finds
We’ll hear how doctors, lawmakers and
biking advocates are responding to the risks posed by e-bikes.
The Van Dessel electric mountain bike is displayed at the Panasonic booth at CES 2019 consumer electronics show, January 10, 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
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E-bike crashes and injuries in California are increasing, a new study out of UC San Diego finds. And those injuries are not only more severe compared with conventional bikes, they’re
disproportionately involving kids age 14 and younger. We’ll hear how doctors, lawmakers and
biking advocates are responding to the risks posed by e-bikes – and by what some call emotorcycles – and we’ll hear your takes about how we can make our roads safer for all.
Guests:
- Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman, reporter, KQED
- Asha Weinstein Agrawal, professor and researcher, Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University
- John Maa, governor and former president, American College of Surgeons; former trauma surgeon, MarinHealth Medical Center; co-author of the new study from UCSD, “An exponential increase in e-bike injuries in California”