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> they may be encouraged to ride more recklessly to maximize profits

Having been a delivery driver, and well, just casually observing others - this is likely to be an enormous factor.

Motorized scooters in particular seem to behave in frankly absurd ways, mounting the pavement at 15mph etc.

Back when they were far more common, bike messengers in places like Manhattan were notorious for riding all over the place, including sidewalks, fast and recklessly.

I mean, this is why lorries/trucks have tachometers and tightly regulated sleeping patterns etc.

Because otherwise you'd have truckers banging it around at 130kmh for 10 hours at a time.

You'd be terrified to learn that many do this by doctoring their paperwork. At least in the United States.

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