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BoricPenguin t1_iuedlmr wrote

"So far this year, six people have died in e-bike-related fires and 93 people were injured, up from four deaths and 79 injuries last year"

That's a lot more then I thought like sure it's highly population city but almost 100 people injured in a small market is a pretty good number and frankly it will only get worst as they get more popular.

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No_Sheepherder7447 t1_iueoi3b wrote

6 people have died? what the fuck

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phunkydroid t1_iues50a wrote

The only thing that makes sense to me is that the bikes were in the house and started a house fire.

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SmugDruggler95 t1_iufsb2i wrote

Or crashed the bike and injured themselves, then caught fire.

If they ignite when crashing

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ukezi t1_iuiejv2 wrote

The energy in bike crashes usually isn't enough to break the batteries unless a car or truck then crushes them.

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SmugDruggler95 t1_iuig6hz wrote

Usually they don't spontaneously combust either

Gotta consider more than one possibility when you're just speculating without data

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Test19s t1_iui640q wrote

It sucks that even the most efficient transportation device ever, the e-bike, has its problems. Guess I’ll stick to walking.

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thisischemistry t1_iuetxo7 wrote

The question really becomes how do bikes that are gasoline-powered compare to the electric ones, in terms of safety. It could be that gasoline ones are even worse but aren't in the news as much.

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SpaceWorld t1_iuf04r0 wrote

Use cases are so different that I don't see much value in comparing them.

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