Adams' e-bike boondoggle aids delivery apps but does nothing for public safety
Briefly

For four years, Big Tech has exploited New York City's immigrant workforce as food-delivery apps turn a blind eye to the fact that the people who labor for them as 'independent contractors' rely on substandard, potentially deadly e-bikes to do their jobs.
In less than five years, e-bike battery fires have killed 29 New Yorkers, many in cramped apartments. Between 2021 and 2023, bicyclists killed seven pedestrians. The unsafe practices and equipment use in the delivery sector are leading to tragic consequences.
Read at New York Post
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