Investigating a teen’s death on an ebike and the Rad brand’s safety

Re:Investigating a teen’s death on an ebike and the Rad bran... by notnmeyer on Friday September 29, 2023 @06:51PM (#37711027)

i mean, aren’t 11 and 12 year olds a little young to be cut loose on motorized bikes?

it seems slightly weird to me to be blaming the bike here. bikes experience failures, that’s true of any bike. a more complicated bike has more failure points.

2 youngish kids on an e-bike on a hill with a 14% grade? e-bike or not, that’s a dangerous situation.

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Re:Investigating a teen’s death on an ebike and the Rad bran... by masfuerte on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:03PM (#37711127)

Let's not euphemise it. They are motorbikes.

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Re:Investigating a teen’s death on an ebike and the Rad bran... by QuercusMax on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:13PM (#37711205)

I thought you had to be 16 to legally ride an e-bike in Cali; I guess the Radrunner in question isn't powerful enough to be under that restriction? In any case, 11 year olds shouldn't be riding these.

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