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  • TL;DR the bike frame features a curved metal pipe with triangular cross-section that houses the battery and connects the rear wheel to the steering column. This is very heavy and relatively sharp so it will act as a fulcrum to apply leveraged sideways force on the rider’s leg as the bike tips over. In the incident explored, the brakes failed and he was forced to swerve to avoid a pedestrian and fell in the process. An orthopaedic surgeon comments on the increase in severe Lime-related injuries, which can be life-changing or deadly, and that he sometimes had a hard time believing the vehicle involved was not a motorcycle.