Draft:Death of Molly Steinsapir

On January 31, 2021, Molly Steinsapir was involved in a fatal crash while descending a Los Angeles hill on an electric bicycle following brake failure. Steinsapir died as a result of her injuries, which included a traumatic brain injury, the following month on February 12 at the age of 12. The story of her battle in a paediatric intensive care unit following the accident went viral on Twitter. Her death served as a catalyst that opened a larger debate over the safety of brakes on electric bicycles.

In August 2022, her family filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the e-bike, Rad Power Bikes, the largest e-bike company in the United States, alleging that it had been aware that its bikes contained "multiple design defects" including the ability for the wheel to "come all the way off" but failed to take action leading up to Steinsapir's death. Her parents stated that while "no amount of money can bring back our daughter", they can "no longer sit silent" about the safety issues. A therapuatic petting zoo was opened at ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran rehabilitative village in Israel and dedicated in Steinsapir's memory.