E-scooters

• Vancouver e-scooter riders overwhelmingly don’t wear helmets, police find

  Vancouver police were busy in September, cracking down on e-scooter riders who were not following the rules. Police said that since Sept. 4, there were 1,226 tickets handed out.

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  Oct 2
  
• B.C. municipal leaders call for ‘uniform approach’ to e-scooter use

  They say the B.C. Motor Vehicle Act has not kept pace with the changing transportation needs and the rules for using e-scooters vary by municipality and need a uniform approach.

  Politics

  Sep 16
  
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• Teen in critical condition after e-scooter collides with SUV in Winnipeg

  A teenager was taken to hospital in critical condition after a collision between an e-scooter and an SUV at Waverley Street and Lake Crest Road.

  Canada

  Sep 16
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• ‘E-dirt bikes are not toys’: E.R. doc fears more injuries after 2 kids hit in Edmonton

  Edmonton police said two boys, aged 11 and 12, on an e-dirt bike allegedly cut off a car turning onto Terwillegar Drive, triggering a crash that left them with serious injuries.

  Health

  Sep 11
• B.C. police release video highlighting dangers of illegally riding e-motorcycles

  Police believe the rider is between 14 and 18 years old. The rider's face is blurred due to the requirements of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

  Crime

  Sep 10
• Charges laid in St. Albert electric dirt bike crash as e-mobility hospitalizations spike

  'These are dangerous, high-speed, off-highway vehicles that need to be ridden out in the back 40 and not in the cities,' RCMP said of electric dirt bikes on municipal streets.

  Traffic

  Aug 28
• E-scooter hospitalizations up by 40% in past year: CIHI

  There were 837 hospitalizations for e-scooter injuries between April 2025 and March 2026, an increase from 601 in the same period the previous year, according to new data.

  Canada

  Aug 26
• Petition started to end e-scooter pilot program in Kamloops after teen’s death

  Kamloops RCMP said they were called to the intersection of Battle Street and Lee Road around 4 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, for reports of an incident involving an e-scooter.

  Canada

  Aug 25
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• ‘Put on the damn helmet’: Vancouver comedian urges safety following e-scooter collision

  Jessica Pigeau was riding north on Alder Street between West 11th and West 12th Aves on July 19, when she said the driver of a southbound SUV suddenly turned left in front of her.

  Canada

  Aug 24
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• Burnaby RCMP steps up e-scooter enforcement to curb accidents, injuries

  This follows an incident on May 2, when an 11-year-old boy and a nine-year-old girl were riding e-scooters and collided with a vehicle on Hastings Street near Delta Avenue.

  Traffic

  Aug 17