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[quote=Anonymous]I think this is very dependent on context.

Riding 10-12 blocks on a residential street with your kid on a cargo bike, where you travel no faster than a kid on their own non-e-bike would, seems very different from a motorcycle. In fact it seems as safe or safer than a kid riding their own bike to school (the cargo bike will have better visibility and an adult rider usually have better judgement than a child), which most people would think is fine in a residential neighborhood.

On the other hand, there are definitely people using e-bikes as car replacements and towing their kids all over the city in them, including on roads where posted speed limits exceed 35 mph and drivers regularly exceed 50 mph, through intersections with poor signage and bike infrastructure, and traveling much faster than most bike commuters on non-e-bike would be able to go, due to the electronic assist on their bike.  This is really not much different from putting a child seat on a motorcycle. I do question the judgment of these parents and would never do this myself.

I bet the kids love it though.[/quote]

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