Lady cyclist killed in Davis involving juvenile on ebike...on the bike path.

[Extreme1]

Anyone thought that there are a lot more E-bike injuries and fatalities because there are a lot more E-bike riders than acoustic bike riders?
Everyone rides an Ebike now, and rides it a lot further than they would ride a regular bike. Also, the idiot kids on the Surrons and similiar are adding to the statistics.
It’s a matter of the odds.

 

[PedalUma]

I wasn't aware that there was a study comparing bicycle injuries to ebike injuries. I would need to understand the conditions of the study to make an informed comment on it. Of course that won't stop me from giving an uninformed opinion. I think there is a difference between a legal ebike and an illegal emotorcycle disguised as an ebike. Hopefully, this study differentiates between them if it is going to be used as justification for further regulation of ebikes.

I personally believe that a 6000 watt Sur-ron and Happy Run are ridden quite a bit differently than a 500 watt Aventon. It would interesting to read a study that differentiated between them.

A woman today, Gretchen, wanted me to work on her son's bicycle "It is really heavy and does not have pedals with a battery the size of a plumber's tool box and the seat is two-feet-long but not very high. The name is something like an Zxnomg Dungchin Lucky 8." And the company is out of business. She is in Marin where they impound, and he is an adult without a driver's licence who does not own a helmet. "It is super fast when it works." I asked if he likes Grey Poupon, instead of asking how he lost his licence.