About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of e-scooter usage in Seattle and the associated injury risks, featuring insights from an epidemiology expert.

People in Seattle took more than 10.5 million e-scooter and e-bike trips last year. But scooters can be a risky choice. Harborview treated 163 serious injuries from e-scooters or e-bikes in 2024. Recently, Seattle began requiring companies to use technology to prevent people from riding on the sidewalk. To learn more about injury prevention, we talk with UW epidemiology professor Steve Mooney, who's studied injuries involving micromobility devices.

People in this episode

Guest: Steve Mooney

Topics covered

• e-scooters
• injury prevention
• micromobility
• Seattle
• public safety

Keywords

• e-scooter
• e-bike
• injuries
• Seattle
• micromobility
• public safety
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harborview, UW

Places: Seattle

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