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The 'New York Times' attacks e-bikes while ignoring the real danger all around us

electrek.co The 'New York Times' attacks e-bikes while ignoring the real danger all around us

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' attacks e-bikes while ignoring the real danger all around us

cross-posted from: https://beevibes.net/post/28433

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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