Here Are Some Of The Craziest Stories Involving E-Bikes
As electric bicycles flood American streets, emergency rooms are seeing a growing toll of injuries tied to the increasingly popular two-wheelers.
Libby Bandelin · Oct 4, 2026 · 2 min read
As electric bicycles flood American streets, emergency rooms are seeing a growing toll of injuries tied to the increasingly popular two-wheelers.
A statewide analysis from Florida found 1,725 e-bike crashes resulting in injuries — including 70 fatalities — between 2021 and 2024. The series of hospitalizations has prompted the District Attorney’s Office of Orange County, California to organize the first of its kind e-bike and e-motorcycle buyback in September.
Here are some of the wildest e-bike fiascoes in recent months.
Caught Between A Bug And A Hard Place
August 2026: A 44-year-old woman on an e-bike found herself pinned underneath a Volkswagen Beetle. The woman was riding her two-wheeler without a helmet when she crashed into the car and got trapped in the process, according to Fox News. Police and a group of bystanders helped to lift the Beetle and rescue her.
Local business owner Chrissy Vollmer, who responded to the scene, described what she saw to the outlet.
“All I saw were the lady’s legs underneath the car, and she was just yelling, ‘Get this car off of me,'” Vollmer said.
Damage Inflicted No Riding Required
May 2026: Firefighters responded to a garage engulfed in flame at an Ann Arbor, according to CBS News. It seemed the structure had spontaneously combusted. Recovered home surveillance footage showed an e-bike parked inside was the volatile villain, whose lithium battery exploded of its own volition.
“This incident serves as an important reminder that lithium-ion battery fires can occur even when devices are not actively charging,” the Ann Arbor Fire Department said in the article.
The Bike Stops Deer
November 2025: A 13-year-old boy was speeding home at dusk, when his e-bike collided with a deer, according to CBS News. The young teenager found himself fighting for his life after the vehicle hit the animal with enough force to literally stop the buck — and kill it.