ACRS WA Chapter: From Behaviour to Trauma - Understanding E-Rideable Injuries in WA

Exploring rider behaviour, injury biomechanics, paediatric presentations and major trauma associated with e-rideables in Western Australia.

E-rideables are transforming how people move around our communities. Alongside their increasing popularity, health services and researchers are gaining new insights into the types of injuries occurring, the behaviours contributing to crashes, and the resulting burden on the health system.

As the WA Chapter's contribution to the Australasian College of Road Safety's E-Rideable Safety Series, this webinar brings together leading clinicians and researchers to explore the evidence emerging from Western Australia.

Topics Covered

✅ Risky behaviours and regulation compliance among e-riders

✅ Injury biomechanics and common crash mechanisms

✅ Differences in injury patterns among children and adults

✅ Serious trauma, traumatic brain injury and health system impacts

✅ What recent WA research tells us about emerging injury trends

Drawing on frontline clinical experience and recent Western Australian research, the presenters will explore how rider behaviour, crash dynamics and injury outcomes are shaping our understanding of e-rideable safety.

The session will conclude with a facilitated discussion on implications for practitioners, policymakers and the broader road safety community.

Featured Presentations

Felicity Heath

Emergency Department Clinical Nurse Specialist, Perth Children's Hospital

Child and adolescent e-rideable injuries: what are we seeing and why?

Prof. Dieter G. Weber MBBS FRACS

Head of Trauma Service & Director of Trauma, Royal Perth Hospital

Major trauma and serious injury outcomes associated with e-rideables

Dr Paul Roberts

Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia

Risky behaviours and regulation compliance among e-riders in Perth

Who Should Attend?

• Road safety professionals

• Transport planners

• Policymakers

• Public health practitioners

• Researchers

• Local government officers

• Health professionals

• Injury prevention specialists

• Students

More information about the Speakers

Felicity Heath

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Emergency Department of Perth Children’s Hospital

Perth Children’s Hospital continues to see increasing rates of trauma presentations related to e-scooters and other e-rideables. Felicity will discuss the developmental and physiological differences in children and adolescents which impact on their risks of injury as well as the specific injury patterns seen.

Prof. Dieter G. Weber MBBS FRACS

Head of Trauma Service & Director of Trauma, Royal Perth Hospital

Head of Department, General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital

Clinical Professor, The University of Western Australia, Curtin University and The University of Newcastle

Vice President, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Professor Weber is one of Australia's leading trauma surgeons and directs trauma services at Western Australia's State Trauma Centre. He has led and contributed to significant research examining e-scooter-related trauma, including serious injury, traumatic brain injury and the growing burden on intensive care and surgical services.

Dr Paul Roberts

Associate Professor, School of Psychological Science

Deputy Director, Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research, The University of Western Australia

Dr Roberts is a behavioural researcher whose work explores road user behaviour, risk-taking and compliance within transport systems. He will present findings from research examining risky behaviours and regulation compliance among e-riders in metropolitan Perth and discuss what these behaviours reveal about e-rideable safety