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The chief of trauma at St Vincent’s Hospital has highlighted the alarming rise in e-bike-related injuries, referring to the situation as an epidemic.
“We’ve recorded 200 injuries in 2025, marking a significant surge over the past few years we’ve been collecting data,” stated Dr. Tony Grabs, St Vincent’s Hospital’s trauma director.
This steep increase indicates a 350 percent rise compared to figures from 2023.
“Ten percent of those injured end up in the intensive care unit, which is quite serious,” Grabs pointed out.
“It’s an epidemic because we’re witnessing a growing number of individuals coming in with injuries,” he added.
“We are also seeing a trend of nighttime alcohol influence.”
More than half of the patients treated at St Vincent’s admitted they hit speeds of more than 25km/h while riding the electronic bikes.
Maddi Carr landed in hospital in April after crashing her shared e-bike to avoid hitting a pedestrian, the handlebar hitting her neck.
“Thirty ks (30km/h) straight to the neck, it was just blunt force,” she said.
“The doctors said that if I would have gone to sleep that night and not gone to hospital, I would have probably died in my sleep.”
Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick is also seeing a rise in complex injuries, reporting nearly 100 cases in 2025, primarily among young teenage boys.
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