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UNITED STATES -February 23: A 24yr old male Food Deliveryman riding an e-bike was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital after he was struck by a Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV that then fled the scene near 860 Melrose Avenue in the Bronx on Friday February 23, 2024. 0741. (Photo by Theodore Parisienne for NY Daily News via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

E-Bikes & the Rising Legal Risk: What Families and Buyers Should Know<\/h1>\n

A quick read \u2014 why regulators, hospitals and schools are sounding the alarm<\/em><\/p>\n

Electric bikes (e-bikes) are reshaping short trips, but a recent surge in serious crashes \u2014 including a near-fatal 2023 crash that helped push Marin County to act \u2014 shows these machines aren\u2019t always \u201cjust bikes.\u201d The devices range from modest pedal-assist models to throttle-driven \u201ce-motos\u201d that accelerate like minibikes; the latter are increasingly linked to severe head and traumatic injuries. NBC Bay Area<\/span>+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s happening on the streets<\/h2>\n