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E-bikes, road bikes, scooters, cargo bikes, hotel bikes, and shared bikes are vying for a narrow strip of bike lane. Lene Steen, who hit the asphalt with a bang in December, has a message.

Ride your bike when you’re riding your bike – and ride properly

Lene Steen Jensen is still dealing with serious aftereffects from her crash on Amagerbrogade eight months ago. Back then, she was riding without a helmet. Foto: Jens Dresling
Lene Steen Jensen is still dealing with serious aftereffects from her crash on Amagerbrogade eight months ago. Back then, she was riding without a helmet. Foto: Jens Dresling
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The bike lane has become a warpath.

Today, it is 13 times more dangerous to ride a bicycle than to drive a car. Twenty-five years ago, cycling was only four times more dangerous, the figures show.

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