Yes, #Motonormativity seems to bias much of the media who cannot seem to differentiate between #eBikes and #eMotos, and seems to forget about #Speeding #DistractedDriving #DrivingImpaired #DrivingIntoBuildings #DangerousByDesign vehicles and infrastructure.
"If you have followed the conversation about street safety lately, you would think the greatest threat to our community is a teenager on an e-bike. It isn’t. In 2023, drivers killed more than 1,100 pedestrians on California streets."
Car Drivers Crashed through the Storefronts, Not E-Bikers
If a motorized two-wheeler is too fast and too powerful to be a bicycle, it cannot be marketed or sold as one, says Senate Bill 1167, currently going through the California Legislature.
www.independent.com
August 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Yes, #Motonormativity seems to bias much of the media who cannot seem to differentiate between #eBikes and #eMotos, and seems to forget about #Speeding #DistractedDriving #DrivingImpaired #DrivingIntoBuildings #DangerousByDesign vehicles and infrastructure.