Electric biking (E-biking) has been growing in popularity. High-impact injuries are linked to this new recreational and transportation source. A new study brings light to the growth of E-bike related injuries and details the distribution between age, sex and the primary source of E-bike related injuries in the US.
The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) was consulted for E-bike-related injuries that presented to US Emergency Departments (Eds) from January 2013 through December 2022. Only injuries related directly to operating E-bikes were included.
The results were as follows:
- 45,945 total nationally estimated (NE) E-bike-related injuries presented to US Eds from 2013-2022
- 90.9% increase in injuries due to E-bikes from 2019 (NE: 2,171) to 2022 (NE: 23749) (P = 0.0004)
- Hospitalization was required for 10.9% of patients following E-bike related injuries
- The most injured part of the body for youth, middle school age groups was the head
- 30% of injures associated with E-biking had motor vehicle involvement
Source: Locke AR, Koehne NH., Ramey MD, et al. The rise in electric biking (E-bike) injuries: a 10-year age and sex-specific analysis of national injury data. Physician Sportsmed. 2025:1–8. doi: 10.1080/00913847.2025.2470104
