Many riders forget one important fact, says Dr. Sam Torbati, co-chair of Emergency Medicine.

"It's a moving vehicle," he says. "And it's not any safer than riding something like a moped. It goes fairly fast. And if you fall, you're going to get hurt."



A few years ago, when self-balancing scooters or hoverboards were popular, similar injuries turned up, mostly among younger people.



But this new trend has plenty of riders in their 40s and older crashing or falling off the scooters. Dr. Trentacosta says a fair number of people are getting hurt tripping over scooters abandoned in sidewalks and doorways too.

