A Brewster woman who was impaled in the eye by an e-bike is calling for stricter regulations.

On Sept. 10, Lynne Forester, 69, was walking on the Cape Cod Rail Trail around 10:30 a.m. near mile marker 5.6, like she has “been doing for 10 years,” when a bicyclist suddenly collided with her from behind, she told Boston.com in an interview.

The bicyclist was riding in a group and heard someone say ‘Oh, look at the water,’ referring to Long Pond. The bicyclist looked to her right at the water and collided with Forester. The bicyclist told police she didn’t see Forester before hitting her, according to a Harwich Police Department report.

Forester said the bicyclist’s brake handle went into her left eye. The Harwich Fire Department arrived at the scene to remove the handlebars from the bike,

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