Emergency doctors call for tighter controls on e-scooters as Melbourne injuries skyrocket

Injures presenting to Royal Melbourne hospital jumped from five in February 2022 to 40 in December last year after Victoria’s e-scooter trial began

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A single Melbourne hospital had almost 250 injured e-scooter riders taken its emergency department with injuries last year, with intoxication, speed and not wearing a helmet the biggest risk factors.

A study at the Royal Melbourne hospital revealed it had seen 247 riders and nine pedestrians due to e-scooter crashes last year. Two-thirds of the injured riders were not wearing helmets, while just over one-third said they had been drinking.

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