U.S. micromobility: emergency department visits by location and device 2017-2022
For all micromobility devices in the United States from 2017 to 2022, the majority of recorded accidents took place on a street or highway, with a share of 30 percent. 18 percent of accidents took place at home, and a combined 10 percent of accidents occurred in a place of recreation or sports, or on some other public property. Finally, for 42 percent of accidents there was no recorded place of occurrence.
For E-Scooters and E-Bikes specifically, most accidents occurred on a street or highway with 41 and 55 percent, respectively. On the other hand, most hoverboard accidents with a recorded location occurred at home, with 37 percent.