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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Eric Berger

As e-bike crashes send an increasing number of people to the hospital, cities search for solutions

a man rides an e-bike
A man on an e-bike in Times Square on 21 February 2023 in New York City; 17 people died in e-bikes crashes in the city in 2024. Photograph: VIEW press/Corbis/Getty Images

The increasing number of traumatic injuries from e-bikes in the United States has caught the attention of physicians, lawmakers, pedestrians and others.

While there is a shared concern about people recklessly riding the trendy machines, there are significant differences among roadway safety advocates about the best ways to prevent accidents – including whether the government should focus on improving infrastructure rather than regulating e-bikes.

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