San Diego Health

Bike riding is a great way to get around and get some exercise—if you do it carefully. There has been a sharp increase in bike- and e-bike-related injuries and deaths in older riders. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adults over the age of 55 have the highest incidence of bicycle-related deaths. In this episode of San Diego Health, host Susan Taylor discusses bicycle safety with Walter Biffl, MD, medical director of trauma and acute care surgery at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, and Paige Colburn-Hargis, trauma injury prevention coordinator for Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The experts also outline the reasons that put older adults at higher risk for injury and why a high-quality helmet is the most important piece of safety equipment riders have.