Broken ribs, ruptured bowels: ebike injuries double at major Sydney hospital in one year

<p>More than half of the cases presenting to the St Vincent’s emergency department in Sydney had self-reported speeds of more than 25km/ph</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/11/politics-liberal-party-spill-sussan-ley-labor-anthony-albanese-herzog-protests-sydney-canberra-melbourne-ntwnfb"><strong>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</strong></a></p></li><li><p><strong>Get our </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>breaking news email</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3"><strong>free app</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl"><strong>daily news podcast</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>“You don’t understand the power of an ebike until you get on one,” Dr Tony Grabs warns.</p><p>Grabs, the director of trauma at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, cites a patient who jumped on a rental ebike after a night of drinking with friends – the first time she’d ever been on one.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/11/broken-ribs-ruptured-bowels-ebike-injuries-double-at-major-sydney-hospital-in-one-year">Continue reading...</a>

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