Electric scooters are being treated as ‘toys’ despite them reaching speeds of up to 30mph (48km/h), scientists have warned.
Around 32,000 people are thought to have been hospitalised in the US over the last nine years because they hurt themselves using the gadgets.
The number of injuries is thought to have almost tripled from an estimated 2,325 in 2008 to 6,947 in 2017, as they increased in popularity.
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