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The Secret Danger of E-Scooters: Why ER Doctors Say They’re 3x Deadlier Than Bikes

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The Deadly E-Bike Epidemic: Why One NJ Micro-Mobility Crash Changed a Tourist’s Life Forever

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North Bergen NJ, The headlines flashing across the Tri-State area are becoming an all-too-familiar nightmare. A 13-year-old boy is killed in a tragic collision with a truck in Scotch Plains, NJ. Two teenage girls riding an e-bike are struck and killed in Cranford, NJ. In nearby New York City, fatalities linked to motorized micromobility now officially outnumber traditional bicycle deaths.

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Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center Breaks Ground on New, State-of-the-Art Emergency Department

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North Bergen, NJ — Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center is proud to announce that the hospital broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art emergency department. This $50 million investment will make emergency care more accessible by doubling the size of the emergency department to 22,000 square feet, enabling the medical center to continue providing high-quality, safe, cutting-edge care.

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