FACT BRIEFAre e-bike injuries increasing nationally?
Yes.
Injuries from accidents involving e-bikes are increasing nationwide, according to a 2024 report by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
The analysis tracked hospitalizations of e-bike and e-scooter users and found that injuries of e-bike users doubled almost every year from 2017 to 2022. There were nearly 23,500 injuries to e-bike users in 2022.
Injuries of e-scooter users also surged, going from roughly 8,500 injuries in 2017 to nearly 57,000 in 2022.
E-bikes have been involved in multiple traffic collisions in Nevada. While the state does not track statewide data on e-bike fatalities, the City of Las Vegas in 2025 began tracking fatality data among e-bike and e-scooter users.
Three e-bike users and five e-scooter users in Las Vegas have died in traffic accidents this year as of Nov. 2, 2025, according to data from city police.
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Sources
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Weekly Traffic Action Report for week ending Nov. 2, 2025.
- University of California, San Francisco, “Electric Scooter and Bike Accidents Are Soaring Across the U.S.”
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