Electric bike pavement death prompts safety debate

Deniz Huseyin
19 March 2026
 

The first manslaughter conviction recorded as the result of a person being hit by an electric-powered cycle on the pavement has raised debate about how to preserve the integrity of the footway for pedestrians.

The issues go beyond electric cycles to other kinds of pavement misuse by other micro mobility modes.

E-bike rider Clifford Cage, 50, killed James Blackwood, 91, who was crossing the pavement back to his house, after putting rubbish out.

Cage cycled on the pavement at City Way, Rochester,...

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