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   From: moneyman@berkeley.edu   
      
   On 28 Aug 2021, "Text-Drivers R Killers"  posted some   
   news:sgf32q$sbs$3@news.dns-netz.com:   
      
   > Anonymous wrote   
   >   
   >> I'm laughing because they ride like the bikes like idiots in traffic   
   >> and expect multiple ton vehicles to stop and not run over them when   
   >> they fall riding wheelies.  Fuck them.  Run over them while hitting   
   >> the brakes and gfrind them into the road.   
      
   Electric bicycles, which environmentalists and Democratic lawmakers have   
   touted for their zero-carbon output, are facing increased criticism over   
   the rising number of tragic incidents involving their batteries.   
      
   According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), so-called e-   
   bikes are powered by lithium-ion batteries which are prone to fires or   
   explosions. And as e-bikes continue to become more popular — the global e-   
   bike industry is expected to grow nearly 200% to an estimated value of   
   $118.7 billion by 2030, according to Allied Market Research — more cities   
   nationwide are facing rapidly-increasing numbers of battery fires.   
      
   "The majority of lithium-ion battery fires that fire departments across   
   the country are dealing with involve these micromobility devices," Matthew   
   Paiss, a technical advisor in the Battery Materials & Systems group of the   
   Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, told the NFPA Journal last year.   
      
   "With something like an electric vehicle fire, you may be able to let it   
   burn on the side of the road," he added. "With these, though, they may be   
   in homes and high-rises, so fire departments have to engage. It’s a   
   problem we need to address."   
      
   NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE FIVE-ALARM FIRE STARTED BY E-BIKE   
   BATTERY   
      
   While most cities don't officially track e-bike fire and battery fire-   
   related injury data, New York City officials have recently shared such   
   information as part of a campaign to inform residents about the dangers   
   posed by the devices.   
      
   In 2022, e-bikes were responsible for an estimated 220 fires, up more than   
   100% year-over-year, and six deaths, according to the New York Fire   
   Department (FDNY). Already this year, there have been 59 fires, more than   
   three dozen injuries and five deaths in New York City as a result of e-   
   bike battery fires.   
      
   "These are incredibly dangerous devices if they are unregulated or used   
   improperly," New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said during a   
   public safety in February. "They show an enormous amount of fire when they   
   catch fire — they often present an immediate inability to exit one's room   
   or one's apartment or one's home."   
      
   "We're going to come at this from every angle of enforcement, but also   
   want to do community outreach and will be in every community working with   
   every stakeholder," she continued.   
      
   In the most recent example of a catastrophic fire from an e-bike battery,   
   two children were killed Monday in Queens, New York. FDNY Chief of   
   Department John Hodgens said that, while firefighters arrived to the scene   
   quickly, the violent nature of lithium-ion battery-triggered fires makes   
   it harder to quell.   
      
   In another example, an e-bike fire in a Manhattan high-rise building late   
   last year injured at least 38 people, The New York Times reported at the   
   time. Another fire, in January, was triggered by an e-bike at a New York   
   City daycare center, critically injuring one child and harming two others.   
      
   As part of the city's efforts to combat the increasing number of   
   incidents, in March, Democratic Mayor Eric Adams signed five bills to   
   regulate the types of lithium-ion batteries sold in the city.   
      
   "Today, we are supercharging safety for all of our e-bikes and e-scooter   
   users," Adams said.   
      
   Other cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Miami   
   have also seen major fires from e-bike batteries.   
      
   And the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a letter in   
   December to more than 2,000 e-bike and e-scooter manufacturers and   
   importers, urging them to ensure their products comply with voluntary   
   safety standards, threatening legal action. The federal agency said it had   
   received reports of fires and deaths from the product.   
      
   "As you may be aware, in recent years there has been a rise in fires and   
      
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