How to stay safe on an e-bike in central Maine and beyond

SUN JOURNAL • July 30, 2026

Laurel Parker is the medical director of the emergency department at MaineGeneral Medical Center. She and most of the her colleagues have seen several e-bike injuries She said head injuries are the most common, as well as orthopedic injuries to the arms, ankles and wrists. “I think it’s just a matter of time,” she said. “Especially as these things go faster, because you don’t have a steel cage around you like in a car.”