The CDC is studying electric scooter injuries for the first time

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is examining the rise of injuries related to shareable electric scooters, according to CNBC. The study was launched at the request of the Public Health and Transportation departments in Austin, Texas, where local health officials are seeing more injuries related to scooters offered bypopular ride-sharing companies Bird and Lime.There have been other studies into the spike in scooter-related injuries, but the Austin study is the first to be ov