Maybe you see them in your neighborhood.E-bikes and e-bike riders zipping along on sidewalks and streets.
Cities all across the county have passed ordinances regulating e-bikes and restricting pre-teens from riding them among other rules.
And as we have been reporting, the county’s public health officer has now issued a formal notice warning physicians of the dangers related to e-bikes.
Traumatic e-bike-related injuries, according to county tracking, have risen from 191 in 2023 to a preliminary count of 377 in 2025.
Having witnessed some e-bike riders darting back and forth on city streets, it’s easy to see why there are so many injuries.
Before e-bikes, yes, we all know. Kids on regular bikes would sometimes fall or crash. Bike helmets came along to help that.
But e-bikes are different, faster and sometimes harder to see.
Obviously, parents have a role to play to help prevent e-bike accidents. And so do local municipalities.
But when the county public health officer issues a formal special notice about the dangers, we’d all better find a way to prevent e-bike riders from being in the ER.
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