Professor highlights e‑bike acceleration and collision risks, citing MSU tests and recent fatality
Tim Gates described MSU time trials that found e‑bikes accelerate and reach higher speeds than pedal bikes; he linked that performance to more severe collisions and cited a recent California fatality as an example of rising harms.
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Tim Gates, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Michigan State University, told the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast that e‑bikes' acceleration and higher top speeds elevate crash risk compared with pedal bicycles.
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