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Re:Investigating a teen’s death on an ebike and the Rad bran... by michaelteter on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:54PM (#37711520)
I would argue that pair riding down a hill on a bike would be very common for kids, regardless of whether they would be able to ride back up together or not. Firstly, it's fun and a bit crazy/wild. And the return trip back up might just be two kids walking and pushing one bike. After all, a non-e-bike would get used exactly like this by kids.

Really, giving a kid any kind of moving vehicle means new risks. Even if everything is right, crashes happen. I seriously doubt the one girl bought her e-bike with the strong consideration of it being a "two person bike". Besides, there are plenty of teens or adults who might weigh the same as those two girls together. The second seat is irrelevant.

Re:Investigating a teen’s death on an ebike and the Rad bran... by analog31 on Saturday September 30, 2023 @05:58PM (#37720304)
That's fair. Maybe I've air-brushed my childhood experiences. Also, we didn't have any hills.

Here's one of the latest Trek ebikes. Roughly half of the marketing pictures show two riders. Naturally, the e-bike market is changing rapidly, and whatever I say could be wrong next week.

https://electra.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/electra-bikes/e...