radish6367@lemmy.ca to Toronto@lemmy.ca · 12 days agoHidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h | CBC Newswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11 cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.caontario@lemmy.ca
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkHidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h | CBC Newswww.cbc.caradish6367@lemmy.ca to Toronto@lemmy.ca · 12 days agomessage-square17linkfedilink cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.caontario@lemmy.ca
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·12 days agoAn ebike over 30kmhr will kill any pedestrian. take the fucking TTC if you are impatient.
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·12 days agoCars are less than 10% likely to cause severe injury at those speeds, ebikes have a 20th of the mass of a car.
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·12 days agoIts 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.
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoJust 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
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days agoI 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.
An ebike over 30kmhr will kill any pedestrian. take the fucking TTC if you are impatient.
Cars are less than 10% likely to cause severe injury at those speeds, ebikes have a 20th of the mass of a car.
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.
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
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.