A 178% Injury Increase Raises a Second Preparedness Question

CBS News Miami reported that Palmetto Bay is considering an education-first approach to e-bike and e-scooter safety. The report cited Memorial Health System data showing a 178% increase in e-bike/e-scooter injuries from 2022 through 2025, with the trend continuing in 2026.

The first response to that kind of number should be prevention: education, safe riding behavior, appropriate rules and community awareness.

There is also a preparedness question after prevention fails.

If a rider is seriously injured and cannot answer, what selected information should be reachable by the next helper?

Scan If Hurt™ gives an individual a scannable Safety ID linked to a person-controlled Personal Emergency Profile. It does not make a claim about reducing the number of crashes. Its role is narrower: helping chosen information stay connected to the rider during an emergency.

A complete community safety conversation can hold both ideas at once: work to reduce the number of emergencies, and prepare for the information gap when one still happens.

Source: CBS News Miami, September 6, 2026.