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The deaths, unfolding within weeks of each other across the Bay Area, reflect a broader shift on local streets: a surge in electric bikes and motorized two-wheelers with which regulators and law enforcement are struggling to keep up.
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2026
Created between 1989-97, and intended to be motorized, a pair of Popeye cutouts was exhibited only once during the artist’s time.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026
His other great love was race car driving, a passion that began with racing go-karts at 11 and blossomed into a life-long love of all things motorized.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Except these bikes are motorized, can reach speeds of up to 30 mph, have three wheels, and seat up to 6 people.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2026
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Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2026
Created between 1989-97, and intended to be motorized, a pair of Popeye cutouts was exhibited only once during the artist’s time.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026
His other great love was race car driving, a passion that began with racing go-karts at 11 and blossomed into a life-long love of all things motorized.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Except these bikes are motorized, can reach speeds of up to 30 mph, have three wheels, and seat up to 6 people.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Motorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorize. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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motorize
verb
mo·tor·ize
ˈmōt-ə-ˌrīz 
motorized; motorizing
1
: to equip with a motor
2
: to equip with motor-driven vehicles for transportation
motorized troops
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