On safety, e-bikes are safer than standard bikes for various reasons:
1) A to B magazine have often remarked that the greater climb speed of e-bikes brings safety. A normal bike and rider struggling up a hill at say 5 mph might be passed by many faster moving vehicles, but the e-bike doing 9 or 10 mph up there will be passed far less often, so less opportunity for collisions.
2) That lower speed differential between e-bikes and other traffic brings other safety benefits, the bike causing less hold up frustration to motor vehicle drivers, and less likelyhood of them taking risks to pass under dangerous circumstances.
3) Where the unassisted cyclist is often head down and under stress battling up a hill or against a headwind, the e-biker with the assistance is more likely to be relaxed and able to pay greater attention to road conditions, signs and other road users.
4) On longer journeys, the e-biker suffers less from the tiredness that can bring inattention.
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