title: Electric-bicycle-related injury: a rising traffic injury burden in China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the rising casualty rate related to electric bicycle usage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of the Hangzhou Police Bureau's data on electric-bicycle-related injuries and deaths.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hangzhou, China, 2004-2008. PATIENTS OR SUBJECTS: Electric-bicycle riders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Electric-bicycle-related casualty rates in Hangzhou from 2004 to 2008.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant average annual increase in electric-bicycle-related casualty rates of 2.7 per 100,000 population (95% CI 1.5 to 3.9, p=0.005). At the same time, overall road traffic and manual-bicycle-related deaths and injuries decreased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As it is difficult to ban the use of electric bicycles in China, laws, rules and regulations need to be reinforced and strengthened. New regulations should be created for the safety of electric bicycle riders and others on the road, and mandatory helmet use should be considered.
authors.affiliation: The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhiying
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Rakesh P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Raghuwanshi
authors.forename: Zigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Dayong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006260:Head Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control