'Team Molly' Parents Sue E-Bike Company Over Daughter's Death
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/style/team-molly-rad-power-bikes-lawsuit.htmlAn online community offered support for Molly Steinsapir, a 12-year-old who experienced brain trauma in an accident last year. Her mother and father have filed suit against Rad Power Bikes.
By Katherine Rosman
Aug. 1, 2022
The parents of a girl who died after an e-bike accident filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on Monday against the Seattle e-bike company Rad Power Bikes.
In the suit, Kaye and Jonathan Steinsapir, the parents of Molly Steinsapir, who died last year at age 12, claim that flaws in the bike’s design made it difficult for riders to slow down and stop as the bike gained speed while going downhill.
The suit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, also argues that Rad Power Bikes engaged in “inappropriate marketing of e-bikes to children,” adding that the company failed to “adequately warn about the dangers of children operating e-bikes.”
In a statement, a Rad Power Bikes spokesman said: “The entire Rad Power Bikes team extends its deepest condolences to the Steinsapir family on the tragic loss of Molly Steinsapir. We are aware of the lawsuit that the family has filed. Rad Power Bikes does not comment on pending litigation.”
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of bike per the CA DMV. Still, 12 years old seems too young for one of these; even 20 mph is pretty fast for a kid on a bike. The parents are both lawyers, the dad worked on the Michael Jackson estate so it will be an interesting case to follow. May poor Molly RIP 
CA DMV:
Electric Bicycles.
An electric bicycle is a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts. Three classes of electric bicycles have been established:
Class 1: A low speed pedal-assisted electric bicycle equipped with a motor which provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when a speed of 20 mph is reached.
Class 2: A low speed throttle-assisted electric bicycle equipped with a motor used exclusively to propel the bicycle and NOT capable of providing assistance when a speed of 20 mph is reached.
Class 3: A low speed pedal-assisted electric bicycle equipped with a speedometer, and a motor which provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when a speed of 28 mph is reached.
The operator of a Class 3 electric bicycle:
Must be 16 years old or older.
