The CDC is Studying the Rise in Electric Scooter Injuries For the First Time as Startups Expand To More Cities

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is examining the rise of injuries related to shareable electric scooters. From a report: 'We want to identify the risk factors for those who get injured, how severe the injuries are and why they're getting hurt,' said Jeff Taylor, manager of the Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit with Austin Public Health. Taylor, who is overseeing the investigation, is working with three CDC epidemiologists to examine severe injuries that occurred in Austin from September to November 2018. He said both agencies have completed collecting data and are currently in the process of summarizing various reports. 'There's a perception that scooter-related injuries occur at night. Well that's not true,' Taylor said. 'Our study will show they occur during all times of the day. People may also perceive there's typically a car involved. But our study finds most of the time the rider may hit a bump in the road or they simply lose their balance.'

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