alcoholicorn comments on Hidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Cars are less than 10% likely to cause severe injury at those speeds, ebikes have a 20th of the mass of a car.

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Its not the mass of the vehicle, its the pedestrian getting knocked down and banging their head on the pavement or curb edge that makes bike collisions as deadly.

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[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago (1 child)

Just no. While bicycle collisions have the potential to be fatal, they are nowhere near as lethal as collisions between cars and people or bikes.

Source:uk.gov

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 days ago

I realize that, my point was you don't need to be hit by a heavy car. You get knocked down and hit your head is where bike deaths come from.

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