An average motorcycle weighs 600 pounds while an average e-bike will weigh 50 pounds. The necessary stopping power between these is very different. An average

An average motorcycle weighs 600 pounds while an average e-bike will weigh 50 pounds. The necessary stopping power between these is very different. An average motorcycle will have a contact patch with the ground that is many times larger than the contact patch of a bike. Even at high speeds, completely locking up a bike wheel with mechanical disk brakes is not very hard. The biggest issue is putting a 12 year old kid on an e-bike rated for adults with zero supervision and thinking nothing bad could possibly happen. In my opinion, these parents are suing because they can't stand the idea that their poor decision led to the death of their child.