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Originally Posted by AzNightmare
I find EV's super dangerous as a pedestrian... Just can never hear those damn things sneaking up on you. Sometimes I'll be walking down the alley and then take a quick look before I cross to the other side and I see an EV right there behind me.
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As a road cyclist, I find these things scary. Albeit, EV cars make a fair amount of road noise by virtue of tire noise and movement though air, which I you can hear,( this is why you never ride with earbuds). The worst are those electric scooters/bikes, which are almost silent while moving, and as they can't ride in regular traffic, they're confined to bike lanes. These things can fly up from behind, with no sounds. Only once past, you hear the faint electric motor whine, and wind noise. They're heavy, certainly for something in a bike lane, and if they hit you, it's a significant impact.