E-bikes, motor scooters, standup scooters and other zippy wheeled gizmos are driving a new type of death and carnage on New York City streets and sidewalks.
“Other motorized” two-wheeled vehicles — including electric scooters without pedals, powered scooters on which riders stand, skateboards, hoverboards, Segways and other new mobility devices — were involved in 21 deaths in 2022 and another six deaths in 2023 as of July 4, Department of Transportation data show.
The city separately tracks deaths on the e-bikes with pedals used by many deliveristas. Pedaled e-bikes were involved in nine deadly crashes in 2022, and 12 deadly crashes in 2023 as of July 4, the data shows.
