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If you care about safety, ride an e-bike

by mslate on 11/6/24, 12:55 AM with 6 comments

  • by gnabgib on 11/6/24, 1:32 AM

    Maybe you should check with nurses, emergency rooms, and healthcare. eBikes are second only to eScooters for injuries[0]. You're also far more likely to hurt other trail users.

    On roads, speed doesn't always save you against other motor-vehicles, if that were true sport bike riders would never be hit. Behaving in a way that other road-users don't expect also puts you at risk (where did that bike come from?!)

    [0]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39042404/

  • by not_your_vase on 11/6/24, 6:44 AM

    Also, make sure that you never use the bike-lanes, only the walkways. This helps increasing your own safety by magnitudes!

  • by Abasyste on 11/6/24, 1:50 AM

    Edit: Does maxmautner.com not have prefers-color-scheme detection?