It may only be a matter of time before Canadians join a growing
number of personal injury lawsuits that began in the United States
involving Onewheel electric skateboards.
The motorized skateboards, manufactured by Future Motion Inc.,
are manufactured in the U.S. and sold in this country.
Of particular note, these conveyances have been subject to mass
recalls and personal injury claims after "incidents resulting
in serious injury, including concussion, paralysis, upper-body
fractures, lower-body fractures, ligament damage and traumatic
brain injury," according to a USA Today report.
It states that between 2019 and 2021, four deaths were reported
during use of the skateboards, all the result of head trauma. In
three of the deaths, the riders were not wearing a helmet, USA
Today reported.
