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

submitted 1 year ago by LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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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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[-] Polar@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Canadian here. Definitely thought it was going to be guns.

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

The other under-regulated metal menace. Not sure what the numbers are like in Canada but in the US, I believe there are similar numbers of deaths attributed to guns and cars. Both are a huge problem for public safety.

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