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Electric scooters go the same speed range of 10-25mph. All of these relatively new electric mini-vehicles go as fast or faster than a bicycle. For stability r
by woolvalley 9y ago
Electric scooters go the same speed range of 10-25mph. All of these relatively new electric mini-vehicles go as fast or faster than a bicycle.
For stability reasons the sweet spot is about 10-15mph, which is the speed of a typical bicycle rider. Bike riders should see them as allies in getting better bike infrastructure, because they are pretty much equivalent.
- scrumbledober 9y agoTo add to this, I bike commute in downtown SF and have been stuck behind slow cyclists many more times than I have been stuck behind electric scooters. On the flats I can hit a higher speed than them if I'm working hard just because I think their max speed is governed, but I don't think the average cyclist is capable of sustained 250W output for too long.
- rdiddly 9y agoWell there you go, I've never ridden one, and they don't have them around here, so that's a hopeful factoid. So maybe if a significant fraction of trips are being done in that speed range, there's a better chance of creating a space for it.