Colorado State Patrol Urges Parents to Keep Kids Off E-Bikes and E-Scooters This Halloween

Description: Colorado State Patrol warns parents against allowing children to ride e-bikes or e-scooters while trick-or-treating this Halloween due to increased injury risks. Read the full Press release from Colorado State Patrol...

E-bikes and Halloween are a Scary Mix

Do NOT let your kids go on their e-bikes this Halloween

(COLORADO) - This year, the Colorado State Patrol is asking parents to have their kids park their e-device before heading out for a fun, ghoulish night of trick-or-treating. While kids may be tempted to quickly move from house to house on an e-device, the risk is higher this holiday. 

Trick-or-treating brings heavy pedestrian congestion, reduced light and challenges with riding while wearing a costume. Costumes can become entangled in the e-device, compromise a rider’s balance or reduce visibility. We want kids to enjoy trick-or-treating on foot, cross at intersections, and keep their eyes up for approaching vehicles, not on a phone or other device. 

So, in addition to adding a reflective element to your kid’s costume, please avoid letting your kids go out on their e-bikes or e-scooters. And, while it may seem safer for your child to trick-or-treat with friends, remember that kids are generally not safer riding in groups on e-devices; group riding often increases risk-taking behavior and the likelihood of severe crashes. 

Recently, Children’s Hospital reported that traumatic injuries from e-bikes or e-motorcycles have risen 184% from 2024 to 2025, alongside an 84% increase in traumatic e-scooter injuries. In addition, Children’s Hospital shared that only about one-third to 45% of the injured children were wearing helmets during their crashes. 

So parents, help prevent injuries and don’t let your trick-or-treater use their e-device on Halloween. And when they do use the device later that weekend, make sure they follow the rules of the road, drive slowly and safely, and, most importantly, wear all their safety gear. 

Do not let this night of ghosts and goblins turn into a real-life horror movie.

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