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No, E-Bike Fires Are Not A 'Leading Cause of Death' In NYC

15 Jan 2024 | Abstracted from Electrek

"...a headline from Men's Journal [states] "E-bike Batteries: A Leading Cause Of Death In NYC"...The only problem is it's wrong. As in, completely wrong. The premise is not even close to aligning with reality...Every one of those 17 deaths last year is a tragedy

"Compared to [e-bike] battery fire deaths, New Yorkers are 176x more likely to die from a drug overdose, 23x more likely to be murdered, 5x more likely to die while riding the subway"

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