Surgeons Warned that e-bike Sports injuries Patients are creating “massive burden” on hospitals as patients Left with severe injuries,
Broken bones are not uncommon, as The speed with which people fall from the bike is too muchAccording to surgeon Royal London Hospital In Whitchapel.
In the last six months, the Orthopedics Trauma Ward has seen 150 cases due to e-bike accidents-with a 32-year-old patients with a broken leg, and a six-year-old girl with several fractures, crashed into an electric bike.
E-bike There are bikes with a rechargeable battery and an electric motor, meaning that they are usually heavier than a normal bike.
They are growing in popularity in London. This week, trips on electric bikes have exceeded double as passengers have sought alternative ways to move around the capital while strikes have shut down tube services.
Lime jumped more than 50 percent of the trips during the crowded traffic on Monday and Tuesday, three-fourths by Wednesday.
But surgeon Jason Patel is seeing more and more casualties, who say that he is putting a “burden” on his department.
“If we can reduce the number of patients coming with such injuries, it will be very good for patients, but also takes us pressure in NHS,” he told the BBC.
His colleague Nick Arresti said that with e-bike, the injuries they are seeing are very serious, and people are “struggling to come back in general”.
Both surgeons agreed that the e-bike industry needed better regulation.
Currently, any person aged 14 or older can ride an electric bike, in which there is no need to keep a license or wear helmets in place. The e-bike should have a maximum power output of 250 watts and should be cut when they reach a speed of 15.5mph.
Wed and Cycling Commissioner for Will Norman, London, joined the call for changes in e-bike rules.
He told the BBC: “We need to make sure that the vehicles are safe, that there is parking, they are not scattered everywhere, and the batteries are safe.
“I am really happy that the government has now indicated in its English deviation bill that London and other cities across Britain will be getting more powers, so we can start regulating it again, to ensure that they are safe to use and operate people, while they are around.”
The bill is currently moving through Parliament, although it is not yet known when it will be passed.
However, Cycling Duncan Dolimor, the head of the campaign in the UK, who is a member of the electric bike alliance, argued against an increase in e-bike regulation.
He said: “The cost of health issues related to inactivity to NHS every year is £ 7.4BN, and people save them £ 1BN from cycling.
“We have seen a slight increase in the number of incidents of renting e-bike in London, but increased the risks of cycling of people’s health benefits by about 20 to one.”