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But the stats say motorbiking is the most dangerous. By about 3x
- I'm not sure the stats are current enough or granular enough to fully know the accident rates for e-bikes with the surge in usage.
- The argument made goes- e-bikes are often ridden with minimal to no experience of that speed, often with minimal to no protective gear. This, given the predilection of drivers not to notice motorcycles, with increased usage, will lead to more accidents and more fatal accidents, as the skillset required to pilot something at that speed is lacking. The same argument can and is made wrt E-Scooters.
Time will tell.
Anecdotally I hired a Lime bike yesterday and was struck by a) how quick they are, and b) how odd the power curve is. - I'm not sure the stats are current enough or granular enough to fully know the accident rates for e-bikes with the surge in usage.
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how odd the power curve is.
You mean immediate full power at a turn of the pedals from stationary, tailing off just as you get up to a useful speed?
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E bikes are limited to assist of 15.5 mph in the UK. Assist at any higher speed then it is a moped or motorcycle. Kinda kills the speed argument. I have done near 1k miles on an e cargo bike, my average is 11.3 mph.
PhilDAS
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It's all very well looking at the two and saying ah yes cycling/e-biking is more dangerous.
But the stats say motorbiking is the most dangerous. By about 3x
Though that is fatalities nationwide and not inner city