Old 01-31-21, 01:11 PM
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So a motorcycle YouTube channel thinks e-bikes are more dangerous and creates video? Here is the summary 1. First point is to wax poetic about motorcycle gear compared to the normal clothes he rides on his e-bike. Then cites one article about serious e-bike injuries resembling those of motorcycle injuries. Ends with some random clips of people on two wheels crashing (hard to tell if they are even on e-bikes).

2. Second point is visibility and how cars on roads look for other cars. Then shows clip of people passing a merge point on a road claiming the driver wasn't looking for cyclists. Claims he has been hit twice while riding a bicycle and cites one article where you are 3x more likely to be killed on a motorcycle. Cites a second article where you are 2x more likely to be hospitalized on an e-bike compared to a pedal bike. Shows clip of people jaywalking at night in dark clothing almost hit by a person on two wheels. Then suggests these two articles show that e-bikes are as dangerous as motorcycles. Finishes off his second point with three clips of people on two wheels doing dumb things.

3. Third point is sophistication. Motorcycles come with a lot of things and require years of training to operate whereas on a e-bike anybody 8-80 years of age rides 30 without even pedaling. Proceeds to show voiceover clip of people on two wheels. At least half of them doing dumb things. Have epiphany that anybody can do dumb things. Has diatribe about dangers of commuting by e-bikes compared to motorcycles. Surmises that if people are dumb and choose to ride an e-bike instead of motorcycle, they cannot criticize anybody on a motorcycle.
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