The New York Times published a pair of articles this weekend highlighting the rising number of deaths of cyclists riding electric bikes. However, in one of the most impressive feats of victim-blaming I’ve seen from the publication in some time, the NYT lays the onus on e-bikes instead of on the things killing their law abiding riders: cars.

  • Andy@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    I feel like the NYTimes is everyone’s well meaning out-of-touch neoliberal poly sci professor dad.

    Like… they usually get to the right answer, but they’re always 3 - 10 years behind.