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@D_a_X I don't believe a single word. People are lying through their teeth to justify their behavior. E-bikes have replaced real bikes in bike stores. People are switching from bicycles to e-bikes. The marketing narrative is no longer aimed at old and disabled people, but middle-aged people and even children. I seriously doubt that children have switched from driving cars. The e-bike is the gateway drug to motorized transport from an early age.
So go do a study of your own.
@Derpenheim
I just keep my eyes open while riding my bicycle, walking around or driving, instead of asking people what they do. Self-deception is very common when it comes to cycling.
"I just keep my eyes open" is the same argument that car drivers use to say that all cyclists are just the worst and don't adhere to any traffic rules while completely ignoring car driver's infractions, especially those that have been normalized (like speeding)
@Takios I question the motorization of bicycles with engines that dwarf the performance and endurance of highly trained athletes, and in your view, that is equivalent to high-powered car drivers who get upset about real or imagined traffic violations by non-motorized cyclists?
Bizarre.