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<blockquote data-quote="LkeAF" data-source="post: 2203350" data-attributes="member: 118231"><p>Perhaps. I'm just telling you what I see. I'm also a Firefighter and on our Backcountry Rescue team. The increase in the number of calls responding to e-bike accidents is telling. Many aren't wearing a helmet. Many were not cyclists before getting an e-bike. Many have no idea about what uses are allowed in what areas. I picked up a 69 YOF last year who fell off of an 18" wide bridge across a stream and had a concussion and lacerations. She had never ridden one before and did not ride bikes before that. She had absolutely no idea what she was doing. And THAT is what e-bikes do. They get people who are largely uneducated about the whole situation (location, trail usage rules, yielding etiquette, etc.) and zooms them right out into the middle of situations that they have no idea how to deal with. The commercials are the worst, and I place blame there. It is a phenomena not unlike Jeep commercials teaching people how to take care of (or destroy) our public lands.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LkeAF, post: 2203350, member: 118231"] Perhaps. I'm just telling you what I see. I'm also a Firefighter and on our Backcountry Rescue team. The increase in the number of calls responding to e-bike accidents is telling. Many aren't wearing a helmet. Many were not cyclists before getting an e-bike. Many have no idea about what uses are allowed in what areas. I picked up a 69 YOF last year who fell off of an 18" wide bridge across a stream and had a concussion and lacerations. She had never ridden one before and did not ride bikes before that. She had absolutely no idea what she was doing. And THAT is what e-bikes do. They get people who are largely uneducated about the whole situation (location, trail usage rules, yielding etiquette, etc.) and zooms them right out into the middle of situations that they have no idea how to deal with. The commercials are the worst, and I place blame there. It is a phenomena not unlike Jeep commercials teaching people how to take care of (or destroy) our public lands. [/QUOTE]
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