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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cars are dangerous too. So is walking in the city especially some intersections. You have to take some risks [/quote]

E-bikes *are* more dangerous than cars or walking though. Driving a car through city traffic at rush hour is pretty low risk -- you aren't going to hit high speeds and are unlikely to encounter other vehicles even able to go quickly. And in a modern vehicle with properly functioning seatbelts, car seats and boosters for kids, the odds of your kids being injured is slim to none. It's low risk driving. Annoying, slow, and gas guzzling -- sure. But not really risky.

Walking can also be risky because, as on a bike, you are vulnerable to cars doing scary things to you. But pedestrians can mitigate risk by staying on sidewalks and in clearly marked crosswalks, and obeying traffic signals. A pedestrian can easily stop and wait if they see a car coming, and is more easily able to scan for cars that pose a threat because they are moving more slowly than someone on an e-bike. Walking is slow, but it is precisely the low speed that makes it safer than an -bike.

An e-bike has you traveling faster than a pedestrian or even many regular cyclists, but in traffic. In the event of a collision, the only thing protecting your child is a helmet. It is riskier than a car or walking.

The safest commuting method is probably public transit. It also has the benefit of being omg the cheapest and most environmentally conscious. But one problem I'm DC is that unless your home and destination are convenient to metro, or are on the same fairly efficient bus line, it can be really slow and sometimes unreliable. But it's very safe.[/quote]

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