Escooter accidents later

Wellington: Escooter users are more likely to end up in hospital after hours, with significantly higher rates of alcohol in their systems compared with cyclists, a study finds.

A New Zealand Medical Journal paper authored by Matthew James McGuinness, Yvonne Tiong and

Savitha Bhagvan, compared the injuries from escooter users with cyclists between 2018 and 2019, at Auckland City Hospital.

Trauma and general surgeon Dr Savitha Bhagvan said escooter users were more likely to experience isolated falls, whereas cyclists were typically in collisions.

The number of escooter injuries was much higher after 5pm, compared with cyclists, and the agegroup tended to be younger on average.