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I'm concerned these motorized vehicles masquerading as bicycles are going to ruin existing cycling/walking infrastructure even more than they already have. In N
by syndacks 9y ago
I'm concerned these motorized vehicles masquerading as bicycles are going to ruin existing cycling/walking infrastructure even more than they already have. In NYC where I live, the ubiquitous delivery man on a motorcycle, err, electric bike is felt on every street, in every other moment. They are hard to spot, and I've narrowly missed being run over on many occasions. They congest bike lanes, make crossing bridges even more treacherous. I'd be curious to see incident reports on these things city wide. As far as I'm concerned they should be treated as every other motorized vehicle, requiring a license and to be driven on streets.
- subpixel 9y agoYour concern is 100% valid but I think what we're headed for in urban areas is something like a free-for-all until the adoption of non-vehicular transportation gets so high that streets are bifurcated: cars over here, everything else, over here. It's going to be messy, but if Uber has proved anything it's that laws will change to accommodate revolutionary utility.