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.

  • buckykat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    Yes, for pedestrians too. And the only reason an ebike would be on the sidewalk is if there are too many cars in the road.