Electric scooter accidents are on the rise as the availability of scooters across the US and California continues to rise. A new craze for both young and old, electric scooters can be a lot of fun, but they come with a lot of danger for riders, car drivers, and pedestrians. If you have been injured...
Los Angeles is leading the country in e-scooter availability, which inherently leads to more injuries, including those that involve both the scooter rider and pedestrians. We recently discussed a CDC study that links the likelihood of accidents occurring to first-time riders, but our Encino, California scooter accident attorneys know that the more scooters that are available on our streets, the more accidents...
While the novelty of electric scooters in San Fernando Valley may be waning, their popularity with the urban crowd is not. After all, scooters provide more than a quick transportation option for the so-called “last mile” of transit for urbanites, but they provide easy access around congested traffic, do not contribute to pollution levels, are...
We recently talked about a Centers for Disease Control scooter study that revealed one in three e-scooter riders are injured on their first trip, and with Los Angeles County leading the country in e-scooter availability, more and more accidents are being reported each day. Scooter Injuries By The Numbers In Los Angeles NumbersAt Binder & Associates, our Encino, California scooter accident attorneys are...
In March, a man riding an e-scooter was killed in a hit and run accident in Santa Monica. The Santa Monica Police Department reported that the 41-year-old victim sustained significant head and body trauma during the collision, and later died from head injuries at the hospital. According to the police report and witness statements, the driver of...
One of the latest headlines reported by KTLA included the newest wave of electric scooters to hit Los Angeles, citing that soon L.A. will have more of the e-transportation options available than any other city in the U.S. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation said in a news release on dockless mobility that an additional 26,500 scooters from multiple operators will...
