"The city hasn't signed up for the e-scooter pilot, and its website says riding e-scooters is not permitted. Despite this, the devices aren't an uncommon part of the city landscape, and city officials have previously raised concerns about their use. Their uptake has also led to an increase in hospital visits amongst children, according to Dr. Daniel Rosenfield, a pediatric emergency physician at SickKids hospital."
"Under Ontario law, children under the age of 16 cannot operate an e-scooter. We really do see the entire spectrum of bumps and bruises to critical illness, said Rosenfield, noting the number of e-scooter injuries at SickKids has gone up exponentially over the last five years. To really put it into context, in 2020 we had one e-scooter collision, in 2024 we had 46 and last year, [in] 2025, we had 107, he said."
"Rosenfield noted that given their popularity, proper regulation around safe use would be more beneficial than a ban. His"
Ontario introduced an e-scooter pilot program in 2020 that let municipalities opt in and create bylaws. Some cities did not participate, including Toronto, where riding e-scooters is stated as not permitted, yet the devices remain common. Toronto officials have raised concerns, and pediatric emergency data show increasing injuries among children. Under Ontario law, children under 16 cannot operate e-scooters. A pediatric emergency physician reported a sharp rise in e-scooter collisions at SickKids, from one in 2020 to 46 in 2024 and 107 in 2025. The physician said regulation for safe use would likely be more beneficial than banning.
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