The E Scooter Epidemic: A Growing Threat to Children's Lives The proliferation of e scooters in urban areas has brought with it a disturbing trend: an alarming rise in severe injuries and fatalities among children and teenagers.
In Canada, pediatricians are sounding the alarm as hospitals grapple with a surge in e scooter related trauma cases. E scooters can accelerate from zero to 40 kilometers per hour in mere seconds, notes Dr.
Daniel Rosenfield, a pediatric emergency physician at SickKids hospital in Toronto. This speed belies their marketing as "toys" for children.