E-scooter and e-bike injuries are surging in Southern Nevada, reflecting a growing public safety concern. Mason Huff, a 16-year-old from Lake Havasu City, was struck by an SUV while riding an e-scooter without a helmet, resulting in severe injuries including a cracked skull and brain bleed. His experience is one of many: as of mid-November 2025, Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas had treated over 170 e-device-related trauma cases, with more than 75 percent requiring hospital admission. University Medical Center reported nearly 190 similar cases in the first ten months of 2025, up from 97 in 2023—a more than 400 percent increase over three years.
Fatalities are also on the rise, with eight e-scooter and e-bike rider deaths in Clark County so far in 2025, most caused by rider error. Victims have included children as young as 10 and adults in their 20s. Despite local ordinances requiring helmets for riders under 18 and limiting speeds to 15 mph, enforcement is challenging, and rules vary by municipality. Officers report difficulties policing these devices, which can easily evade patrols and are often operated by young people without proper safety gear or road awareness.
Officials and medical professionals are calling for increased road safety education, parental involvement, and stronger regulation. Lawmakers acknowledge the seriousness of the problem but have yet to pass statewide legislation. The consensus among trauma experts and law enforcement is clear: e-scooter and e-bike riders, especially youths, face significant risks, and preventive measures—such as wearing helmets and understanding the rules of the road—are urgently needed to reduce injuries and fatalities.
Tim Abell
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 pmIt’s the intoxicated drivers that don’t pay attention. It’s also the drivers that turn right on red. When the walk sign is on for pedestrians to cross, it’s the drivers of their cars that cause most of these accidents. Yes, the kids are stupid, and they do dumb things, and they’re ruining it for us. Responsible adults, I ride an ebike in mesquite Nevada, I’m well-known, I follow the laws. I\nDon’t need the nonsense at I deal with every single day from the drivers of these cars who try to run me over who give me the m************ , who cuss me out who threatened to beat me up from following the rules is what I have to say
Tim Abell
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 pmIt’s the intoxicated drivers that don’t pay attention. It’s also the drivers that turn right on red. When the walk sign is on for pedestrians to cross, it’s the drivers of their cars that cause most of these accidents. Yes, the kids are stupid, and they do dumb things, and they’re ruining it for us. Responsible adults, I ride an ebike in mesquite Nevada, I’m well-known, I follow the laws. I\nDon’t need the nonsense at I deal with every single day from the drivers of these cars who try to run me over who give me the m************ , who cuss me out who threatened to beat me up from following the rules is what I have to say
Nick Bonsanto
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 pmThis is an EPIDEMIC in Las Vegas. Drivers do not seem to care or follow rules. Now that, said the kids DO NOT consistently look when riding E-Scooters and E-Bikes as they come off the curbs and sidewalks. I personally ride an E-Trike and yes drivers are terrible in general, but this is not ONLY a Auto driver issue. When I drive I can’t tell you how many kids and Adults ride the bike lane and drift into the actual car lanes, it’s alarming.