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I cycle to work and drive and think electric scooters and their ilk are great - as long as they are not ridden on the pavement endangering pedestrians, and as l
by Angostura 9y ago
I cycle to work and drive and think electric scooters and their ilk are great - as long as they are not ridden on the pavement endangering pedestrians, and as long as they are well lit at night.
However I disagree with this part of the article:
> If you're in the business of making cars, PMDs should top your list of existential worries. ... PMDs replace cars at a fraction of the cost.
For most people (in my opinion) A PMD will supplement the car, not replace it. I cycle a lot. I don;t use my bike for moderate size shopping trips, or when I'm ferrying the kids around, or going on longer family trips.
- ghaff 9y agoIn San Francisco, my anecdotal observation was that they’re ridden on sidewalks at least as often as bike lanes or roads. That said, in my limited time there, I didn’t see anyone behaving particularly dangerously around pedestrians though I’m sure it happens.
- Noos 9y agoReplace a car...could this be any more single urban yuppie bubble? In suburban areas you use your car to bring home furniture and groceries for the month. You're not using this on any road worth a darn, it's really just last mile for very dense urban areas, and barely even replaces walking; the battery life on these kind of things will barely last 5-10 miles.
- GLjEI4YbnGD27LB 9y agoI use my bike for all my shopping by using bags on the side of the rack and a big backpack, works quite well.
- Angostura 9y agoI too do small shops using panniers. Not for a family of four though.