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>> unlike pushbikes, ebikes are nearly silent.

So an ebike is typically a regular bike PLUS an electric motor. Not sure how that can be quieter than just the regular bike. You can definitely hear whirl of the electric motor as well.

>> Plenty of dogs, and people, are hit by ebikes

Last year only 9 of the total reported bicycle-pedestrian acidents in NYC were with e-bikes.



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