CPSC Reports as Scooter Sales Skyrocket, Injuries Soar
Recommends Riders Wear Safety Gear
September 5, 2000 -
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today reported that emergency room-treated injuries related to popular lightweight scooters have increased 700 percent since May. Data show that there were more than 4,000 scooter-related injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms in August alone. There have been more than 9,400 emergency room-treated injuries reported for 2000 so far.
Nearly 90% of the injuries are to children under 15 years of age. Read the complete press release on the CPSC website listed below.
CPSC Scooter Injuries Press Release
Conunsumer Product Safety Commission HomePage
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