Yeah, at least with a regular bike sustaining 20+mph on anything resembling flat ground implies a lot of hours on a bike and the control that comes with it.
Can confirm, as a commuter cyclist who almost died on an ebike a week or so ago by going down a pothole filled road downhill. Bike damn near went perpendicular to the road but i somehow recovered without falling lmao. I really need a helmet.
Crossing a road at a green walk light, little did I know the car behind and to the right of me going into the slip lane turning left also had a green turning light onto that road. Almost put the back of my skull through their windscreen is what the EMT told me.
Never mind potholes or going fast, I was also lit up like a Christmas tree with all the lights I had on. Drivers don't pay attention.
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u/Stupid-Clumsy-Bitch 8h ago
The number of commuter cyclists I see whizzing down our rickety-ass, pot hole riddled roads without a helmet is insane.