Metro Detroit communities focus on e-bike safety following deadly crash

The Brief

  • A Ferndale man died when his e-bike collided with a road commission truck.
  • Communities like Dearborn Heights and Grosse Pointe Woods are banning e-bikes on city property, pointing to serious safety concerns.
  • Dr. O’Neil at DMC says they are seeing serious head injuries at Detroit Receiving Hospital.

FERNDALE, Mich. (FOX 2) Many concerns about e-bikes and safety have been rising as they become more popular over the past few years.

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In the past week, a Ferndale man died when his e-bike collided with a road commission truck. Communities like Dearborn Heights and Grosse Pointe Woods are banning e-bikes on city property, pointing to serious safety concerns. And doctors are worried as well.

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