In the Puget Sound region, you can ride an electric scooter in Tacoma, Everett, Bothell, and Redmond, but not in Seattle ... yet.

Electric scooters are sending more people to the hospital across the country, according to new research in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Safety concerns have kept scooter rentals out of Seattle, but by spring, you may be able to hop on a shared scooter if all goes according to the Seattle Department of Transportation’s plans.

SDOT is figuring out a lot of things first, like educating first-time scooter riders, who are at high risk for injury, spokesperson Ethan Bergerson said.

“To make sure people understand, ‘This is different than riding a bicycle, here’s some safety tips,’ so that people don’t get caught by surprise.”

The city will also require scooter share companies have a plan to distribute helmets.