The New York Times published a pair of articles this weekend highlighting the rising number of deaths of cyclists riding electric bikes. However, in one of the most impressive feats of victim-blaming I’ve seen from the publication in some time, the NYT lays the onus on e-bikes instead of on the things killing their law abiding riders: cars.

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    1 year ago

    Just another perspective here.

    Yes, it’s cars, and yes, it’s infrastructure. However…

    E-bikes have been causing a spike in cyclist crashes, even in places that is considered the safest place to cycle: The Netherlands.

    The problem with e-bikes is that they are more like motorcycles and less like bikes, so you get a huge number of people under 25 and people over 55 crashing these things left and right.

    This article from The Verge is worth the read to get a better idea of what’s going on.

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      1 year ago

      80 yo or 14 yo on ebikes are menaces. One because they don’t have the reaction time and coordination to handle the speed. One because they don’t have a shred of situational awareness or respect for the rules of the road.

      It’s honestly scary to share a bike path with both.