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.
Speeds of a motorcycle?? Most ebikes top out at 28mph. You can go that fast on a normal road bike if you’re in shape too.