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Articles: Big rise in Chinese e-bike fatalites

Published: Jan 28, 2010 - 07:08 AM

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Electric bike fatalities have skyrocketed in China over the last decade - as has their use

The latest government figures from China show that in 2007, 2,469 electric-bike users were killed. In 2001, that figure was just 34.

Despite the rise, and the fact that there are estimated to be some 120 million electric bikes in use in China now, the latest fatality figures still only account for 3 percent of China's annual 90,000 traffic deaths.

... BikeRadar