The E-Bike Injury Surge: Emerging Liability and Insurance Issues in Recreational Riding

By Russel R. Reynolds, JD The usage of E-bikes has been rising in popularity. Unlike a traditional or manual bike, e-bikes offer the user an effortless mode of transportation at much higher speeds. However, this rise in popularity has coincided with a rise in e-bike related injuries. Personal injuries from micromobility riders (which includes e-bikes, e-scooters, and hoverboards) have increased on average by 23% each year over the past ten years, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commissi