Riverton public safety message cites 536 rideable injuries and points to state helmet law

RIVERTON — Riverton City's October public safety message tells residents to know the law, know where they can ride, wear a helmet and slow down on electric scooters, bikes and motorcycles, which the city describes as a fun and affordable way to get around that can also be dangerous 1.

The message states that Utah emergency rooms treated 536 e-bike and e-scooter injuries in 2025 and that 62% of those injured were not wearing a helmet 1. KSL reported the 536 figure on May 6, 2026 as the number of e-bike and e-scooter injuries treated in 2025 at Intermountain Health emergency rooms statewide, as state leaders described it when Utah's helmet law took effect that day 2.

Under that law, riders under 21 must wear a helmet on e-bikes, e-scooters and e-motorcycles on public roads 2. Riverton explained the same set of rules to residents in an earlier public safety message: legal e-bikes may still be ridden on roads, in bike lanes and on most shared trails like ordinary bicycles, while higher-powered devices may be restricted to roads and could carry additional requirements 3.

The city said in that earlier message that police would focus on education first but could issue tickets, and that a device could be taken from a rider who is a minor and returned to a parent or guardian 3. The October message repeats the guidance in shorter form, telling residents to be safe and have fun 1.

The Utah Department of Public Safety reports that only 40% of those patients were wearing a helmet, KPCW reported as kids returned to school 4. The law gives officers authority to impound electric two-wheelers when a minor violates safety laws, with the bikes released to a parent or guardian, according to that report 4.