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  • because ebikes are not capable of tearing around. They are pedal assist only, no throttle; limited to going 25 km/h while receiving motor assistance […] All ebikes do is making riding easier at the same or lower speeds than regular cyclists are doing

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      • Type: Faulty Argument

        • Subtype: Lie of omission
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      • Type: Fallacy

        • Subtype: False Equivalence

    A bike going 10km faster than an ebike is not more dangerous than the ebike.

    The reverse is also true: An ebike going 10km slower than a bike does not make the ebike safer.

    Reason: The ebike has more mass, which means there’s a lot more inertia getting transferred during a collision.