The 'New York Times' attacks e-bikes while ignoring the real danger all around us - eviltoast
Recent articles in the 'New York Times' about e-bike safety have been largely absent of analysis on the things killing e-bike riders: cars.

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.

  • DrM@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    I dont get what you want to achieve with a general 250W limit. There are 3 different motors which provide a completely different amount of power with 250W. You would need different limits per kind of motor

    Edit: also the root-comment is about the netherlands, so thats why I assumed this discussion is about the netherlands. My bad