People Keep Busting Their Jaws Riding E-Scooters In Calgary This Summer

The surgeon keeps seeing the same injury!
Calgary E-Scooter Crashes Have People Getting Identical Jaw Injuries
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While this summer may be a little different, one thing remains the same: Calgarians are still crashing e-scooters. 

Paul Fox is speaking out after a Calgary e-scooter crash that left his girlfriend with a broken jaw. Oddly enough, he told CBC News that the surgeon told him that his girlfriend's injury wasn't at all unique. 

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It's been the same mechanics of the injury. All jaw injuries … within the last week.


Paul Fox

Apparently the surgeon had seen six very similar jaw injuries from e-scooters in just a couple of days. 

Last year — the first year that e-scooters were introduced to the City of Calgary — brought an endless stream of injuries, as well. 

Apparently the main factor in e-scooter-related injuries is speed, so be careful out there, folks. 

Via CBC News

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