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2 weeks agoNew York City Launches Delivery Worker Training
Delivery workers must complete e-bike safety training, and app companies must provide safety equipment and verify course completion.
A woman has issued an urgent warning to Christmas shoppers about the dangers of modified e-bikes and batteries after losing her sister in a tragic fire. Ehsia Johnson-Mall, lost her beloved sister, Natasha, her friend Karlo and their two dogs, Tyagi and Medusa, one year ago after the battery of a self-converted e-bike caught fire whilst on charge overnight at their home in Coventry.
It's only a matter of time before someone with a similar injury dies if they bleed out from their femoral artery. I now have metal in my leg for life holding it together. I think Lime know they have a problem with the heavy frame that is causing serious injuries like mine. All they did after I told them was give me a 6.99 refund for the hire instead of speaking with me.
That year, the committee noticed there had been five recent local deaths involving e-bike riders: A man in his 60s who'd been hit by a car while turning at an intersection. A man in his 50s who lost control of his e-bike, jumped the curb and struck a light standard. A man in his 50s who was riding in a bike lane when he was hit by a car turning into a parking lot.
Cannavo explained that the company had, relatively recently, been in dire financial straits. He worked to streamline Super73's operations, successfully cutting operating costs by 60%. He also realigned the company with its goal of innovating and shifted its focus toward making its products safer, more strictly adherent to e-bike laws, and more accessible to the masses. The brand's latest e-bike, the MZFT (Mizfit?), is the first in a string of upcoming models to exemplify this ethos.