A new report by the City of Miami Fire-Rescue Department confirms what many Coconut Grove pedestrians already know: electric bikes and motorized scooters are dangerous, and the problem appears to be growing.
City of Miami first responders logged nearly 1,400 “incidents” involving electric bikes and scooters over the past two years, many of them causing serious injuries, at a time when the number of crashes involving micromobility devices appears to be on the rise.
The Miami Fire-Rescue Department released the statistics last week in advance of a preliminary vote by the Miami City Commission to restrict how and where e-bikes and scooters can be ridden in the city.
The legislation – proposed by Miami District 3 Commissioner Rolando Escalona – would ban e-bikes and motorized scooters from city sidewalks and impose a maximum speed limit of 20 miles per hour when those devices are ridden on city streets.
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In total, first responders documented 1,380 incidents involving micromobility devices since September 2024, including 606 incidents that were classified as either “confirmed” or “high confidence.” The remainder were classed as “medium” confidence.
The injuries sustained in those 606 incidents were serious enough to result in 47 “trauma alerts” and a trip to the hospital in 418 cases.
Paramedics logged at least 86 head injuries, numerous wrist and ankle injuries, and one case of cardiac arrest (in an incident of “medium” confidence.)
The report doesn’t indicate whether those injuries were sustained by the individuals who were operating an e-bike or scooter, or someone else, but the Fire-Rescue Department said it had identified at least 15 pedestrians who were struck by a rider.
Of the 606 cases, 163 involved electric bikes. Another 443 incidents involved scooters, which were described variously as “electric” scooters” or “stand-up” scooters or just plain scooters.
The statistics also suggest that crashes involving micromobility devices are on the rise. Of the 1,380 cases logged by first responders, 472 cases occurred during the first eight months of this year, compared to 443 cases in the first eight months of 2025 — an increase of 6.5%.
The Fire Rescue Department also provided a breakout of the 1,380 incidents among 16 city fire stations.
Fire Station #8 on Oak Avenue in Coconut Grove responded to 58 incidents, or 4.2% of the total. Those incidents resulted in two trauma alerts and 41 trips to the hospital.
“This is a really big crisis for our district,” Miami District 2 Commissioner Damian Pardo said last week before voting in favor of the new restrictions.
The city’s Fire Station #2 on North Miami Avenue – also in District 2 — recorded the highest number of incidents, with 235 cases, or 17% of the total. Those incidents resulted in 17 trauma alerts and 138 trips to the hospital.
The Fire-Rescue report was requested by Escalona, the sponsor of the e-bike legislation adopted last week on first reading.
