Early data from Germany, the largest EU market for electric bikes, is starting to build a picture on the use of electric bikes and riders’ safety.
While German police began differentiating accident statistics involving ordinary cycles compared to electric bikes (pedelecs) and speed pedelecs last year, the German Insurers Association also conducted a field study to compare travel behaviour and traffic safety of cycles, pedelecs and speed pedelecs.
Full story: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/pedelecs-traffic-safety-reports-emerge/
While German police began differentiating accident statistics involving ordinary cycles compared to electric bikes (pedelecs) and speed pedelecs last year, the German Insurers Association also conducted a field study to compare travel behaviour and traffic safety of cycles, pedelecs and speed pedelecs.
Full story: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/pedelecs-traffic-safety-reports-emerge/
