Had the number of affordable ebikes also tossed 430%? I wouldn't be surprised. I hate ebikes but I prefer kids riding those to being in cars.

I find statistics about how e-bike accidents have surged by X% irritating. They are often cited by people who want to see them banned, but there is never any context included. How much has ridership itself increased? What percentage of these involved unlicensed e-motos? What proportion of these accidents showed definite fault on the part of the cyclist? How do the figures compare to scooters (e or not), regular bikes, skateboards, inline skates, etc.

I'm not saying there isn't a problem. More regulation/education/infrastructure may be needed if there is an obvious trend in say total hospital visits surging since children got access to e-bikes or e-scooters. But it's never framed that way in articles. They always read that e-bike-related accidents are on the increase. That alone is hardly surprising when they were much less available in the first place a decade ago.

First of all, I agree that powerful e-motorcycles being misrepresented as bicycles is the vast majority of the problem here.

That said, even legitimate Class 1 and 2 e-bikes aren't legal to operate by people under age 16 in some places.

Injuries involving ebikes increased 430%? Sounds alarming. How much has ebike use increased over that period?

So enforce the laws and get those illegal e-motos off the road. Also ticket the parents of children who refuse to use a helmet. If it's good enough for Tony Hawk, it's good enough for you.

So we should be mad at the article for not distiguishing

Those are car crashes. The cara hit them, then we blame the bikes