Episode

Seattle loves its scooters, just stay off the sidewalk please

Podcast: Seattle Now
Published: Jun 9, 2026
Duration seconds: 817
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Summary

People in Seattle took more than 10.5 million e-scooter and e-bike trips last year. But scooters can be a risky choice. Harborview treated 163 serious injuries from e-scooters or e-bikes in 2024. Recently, Seattle began requiring companies to use technology to prevent people from riding on the sidewalk. To learn more about injury prevention, we talk with UW epidemiology professor Steve Mooney, who's studied injuries involving micromobility devices.