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I think this, plus e-bikes are probably going to feature hugely in future of transport in many major urban areas. e-bikes are starting to get really good, much
by giobox 9y ago
I think this, plus e-bikes are probably going to feature hugely in future of transport in many major urban areas.
e-bikes are starting to get really good, much cheaper and usually don't require anything like the regulatory approvals, driver licencing or running costs cars do.
I can certainly imagine myself using a hypothetical autonomous car club augmented with an e-bike for shorter ad-hoc journeys ("crap I'm out of milk" etc) very happily.
- 6DM 9y agoWe can probably expect licensing, stickers and taxes to arrive once bicycles are a main source of transportation. Oregon already floated the idea: https://taxfoundation.org/oregon-bike-tax/ https://taxfoundation.org/oregon-bike-tax/
- Sharlin 9y agoWhy e-bike just for "short ad-hoc journeys"? I mean, people already use regular non-electric bikes for far more than that.
- giobox 9y agoIt was just one example. Of course you could use any kind of bike for many types of journey.
- simonbarker87 9y agoMy business partner is a perfect example of this. He tried cycling to work on a normal bike but hated it as he always arrived clammy or sweaty and felt gross for the rest of the day. He then picked up a GTech electric bike and has since all but ditched his car for journeys less than 5 miles (which is most of his journeys). He, like most people, would not consider himself a cyclist and as such is less willing to put up with the post exercise issues of using a bike as a primary mode of transport. I'm a keen cyclist and am happy to put up with the faff of a change of clothes etc but I can see how it's off putting for most people. Also, rain.