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E-Scooter Riders Bang Heads and Break Bones, But Lawyers Say Suits Are Hard
As the novelty spreads to more U.S. cities, a limited emergency room study reveals the types of injuries suffered by riders and pedestrians.
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Over the past few years, cities across America have experienced sudden downpours of shared electric scooters, piling up almost overnight on curbs, sidewalks and front-yards from Atlanta to Los Angeles.
The phenomenon has quickly built billion-dollar startups, a new urban subculture and even a gray market for freelance scooter-chargers. But as with everything new, it’s also triggered litigation. And in the case of a transportation mode that leaves riders exceptionally vulnerable to sudden injury, it’s reasonable to expect a lot of it.