Characteristic | No (%) | P value | ||||
Riders (n=435) | Non-riders (n=33) | Total (n=468) | Electric riders versus manual riders | |||
Manual (n=323) | Electric (n=112) | Manual (n=15) | Electric (n=18) | |||
Demographic characteristics | ||||||
<15 | 273 (84.5) | 6 (5.4) | 5 (33.3) | 1 (5.6) | 285 (60.9) | <0.0001 |
15–17 | 8 (2.5) | 6 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (3.0) | 0.1343 |
18–25 | 5 (1.6) | 36 (32.1) | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 42 (9.0) | <0.0001 |
26–40 | 11 (3.4) | 31 (27.7) | 3 (20.0) | 2 (11.1) | 47 (10.0) | <0.0001 |
41–64 | 14 (4.3) | 27 (24.1) | 3 (20.0) | 3 (16.7) | 47 (10.0) | <0.0001 |
65–79 | 1 (0.3) | 2 (1.8) | 1 (6.7) | 7 (38.9) | 11 (2.4) | 0.1030 |
>79 | 1 (0.3) | . | 2 (13.3) | 3 (16.7) | 6 (1.3) | 0.5569 |
Missing | 10 (3.1) | 4 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (11.1) | 20 (4.3) | 0.8062 |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 159 (49.2) | 64 (57.1) | 11 (73.3) | 13 (72.2) | 247 (52.8) | 0.0995 |
Male | 152 (47.1) | 42 (37.5) | 4 (26,7) | 3 (16.6) | 201 (43.0) | |
Missing | 12 (3.7) | 6 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (11.1) | 20 (4.3) | |
Accident characteristics | ||||||
Mechanism of injury | ||||||
Rider | ||||||
Fall, no specific details | 303 (93.8) | 97 (86.6) | NA | NA | NA | 0.0159 |
Collision with an object | 9 (2.8) | 5 (4.5) | NA | NA | NA | 0.3865 |
Hit by vehicle or moving object | 11 (3.4) | 10 (8.9) | NA | NA | NA | 0.0189 |
Non-rider | ||||||
Hit by scooter | NA | NA | 9 (60.0) | 10 (55.6) | NA | 0.0136* |
Tripped over scooter in road | NA | NA | 5 (33.3) | 8 (44.4) | NA | 0.0059* |
Other | NA | NA | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | NA | 0.5351* |
Mechanism of ED transport | ||||||
Ambulance | 131 (40.1) | 76 (67.9) | 8 (53.3) | 10 (55.6) | 225 (48.1) | <0.0001 |
Referred to ED (own transport) | 144 (44.6) | 29 (25.9) | 4 (26.7) | 8 (44.4) | 185 (39.5) | 0.0005 |
GP/emergency dentist | 14 (4.3) | . | 2 (13.3) | . | 16 (3.4) | 0.0253 |
Selfcare | 34 (10.5) | 7 (6.3) | 1 (6.7) | . | 42 (9.0) | 0.1825 |
Time of day | ||||||
07:00–15:00 | 109 (33.8) | 19 (17.0) | 7 (46.7) | 5 (27.8) | 140 (29.9) | 0.0008 |
15:00–23:00 | 204 (63.2) | 55 (49.1) | 8 (53.3) | 13 (72.2) | 280 (59.8) | 0.0091 |
23:00–07:00 | 10 (3.1) | 38 (33.9) | . | . | 48 (10.3) | <0.0001 |
Helmet use | ||||||
Unknown | 282 (87.3) | 46 (41.1) | NA | NA | NA | <0.0001 |
No helmet | 22 (6.8) | 62 (55.4) | NA | NA | NA | <0.0001 |
Wearing a helmet | 19 (5.88) | 4 (3.6) | NA | NA | NA | 0.3469 |
Drug or alcohol intoxication | ||||||
Reported by prehospital personnel | 2 (0.6) | 41 (36.6) | . | 1 (5.6) | 44 (9.4) | <0.0001 |
*P values for manual non-riders versus electric non-riders.
ED, emergency department; GP, general practitioner; NA, non applicable.