Two e-bike riders die in eastern Iowa less than a week apart, raising safety concerns

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – Two eastern Iowa men have died in e-bike crashes less than a week apart, prompting renewed attention to e-bike safety and the increasingly powerful electric bikes available to riders.

The crashes happened under different circumstances — one on a trail in Marion and another on a busy Cedar Rapids road.

In Marion, 52-year-old Scott Rawson died after a crash August 8 on the Grant Wood Trail near 1080 Lyons Lane…

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