E-bike use is increasing quickly, but many people do not wear helmets. And head injuries from e-bike accidents are rising fast too, a study in JAMA Surgery shows. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A man rides a VanMoof brand e-bike in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Aug. 17. Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters hide caption
Van poof! Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof goes bankrupt, leaving riders stranded
Lelac Almagor and two of her children take NPR's Adam Bearne for a ride in their e-cargo bike. Eric Bourland hide caption
EVs are expensive. These city commuters ditched cars altogether — for e-bikes
Gustavo Ajche delivers food for DoorDash in Lower Manhattan. Ajche, who has helped organized 3,000 other food delivery workers during the pandemic, was one of the activists who helped get legislation passed to improve working conditions and pay for the couriers, October 15, 2021. Laylah Amatullah Barrayn for NPR hide caption
A man rides a LimeBike in Washington, DC. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
#ScootersBehavingBadly: U.S. Cities Race To Keep Up With Small Vehicle Shares
The URB-E electric folding bicycle is displayed Nov. 28 inside the Technology Pavilion at the 2017 LA Auto Show. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Joel Bowman, 66, rides his e-bike six miles daily to his job at Emory University in Atlanta. Courtesy of Joel Bowman hide caption