Elia J. Castranova Personal Injury Lawyer's video: Bird scooter accident Injuries to head Knees Ankle Back in Los Angeles Santa Monica SF Valley

https://www.castranovalaw.com/ 888 503 4188 Bird scooter accident Injuries to head, hands, arms & legs in Los Angeles,Santa Monica & San Fernando Valley She was visiting the seaside city with her husband in August, and they thought it would be fun to rent two of Lime's electric scooters. A San Francisco Bay Area local and an avid cyclist and skier, Brogan liked the idea of zipping around town without using a car. After cruising along for about a mile, the couple started to descend a steep hill. Brogan, 63, eased on the brakes as her scooter gained speed -- only to discover they didn't work. "I blew through three intersections and luckily didn't get hit," she said. "I'm now going 25 mph heading toward six lanes of traffic." By the end of the day she'd be in the hospital. And she's not the only one. Starting in March, a handful of tech companies dropped thousands of e-scooters across nearly 100 US cities, and injuries have surged. Two people have been killed in electric scooter accidents. And trauma surgeons are reporting daily occurrences in hospitals from San Diego to Denver to Austin. Some of these injuries have been life-threatening; others have left people permanently disabled. Now playing: Electric scooters are sending scores of people to Silicon Valley is known for "disruption" -- the idea of changing a service or product with technology to make it better. But, over the past few years, many of these innovations have produced unintended consequences. Facebook, originally conceived to "connect" people, is being blamed for undermining political elections around the world. Uber, devised to provide rides at the "touch of a button," is said to exacerbate traffic problems and clog city streets scooter injuries scooter foot injury scooter ankle injury bird scooter injuries scooter for injuries electric scooter injuries scooter gennett injury e scooter injuries lime scooter injuries razor scooter injuries scooter injuries statistics scooter for lower leg injuries razor scooter injury statistics scooter head injuries motorized scooter injuries electric scooter injury statistics bad scooter injuries worst scooter injuries kick scooter injuries scooter injuries buzzfeed scooter injuries san diego scooter injury no helmet scooter injury rate scooter related injuries