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Well, if you say so. Clearly your opinion about people's travel has a lot more validity than the research conducted by the American (err, United States) Federa

• MBCook 8y ago
  It doesn’t matter if it’s a 5 mile trip. What if three of that’s on the highway? Is that little electric scooter going to do 70 safely with all the SUVs around weaving in and out? Without me getting squashed? And when it’s snowing heavily? And maybe there’s already a foot on the ground, plus a whole bunch of ice? You think a lot of people are going to want to do their 5 miles then? Being on a motorcycle is pretty dangerous because cars don’t watch out for you. Being on a bicycle is far worse. Being on a little electric scooter on “real“ roads sounds like a death trap (again, saying nothing of large roads/highways). Don’t say scooter lanes. That doesn’t seem to protect bicyclists. Yes, all this can change. But right now it’s a BIG issue for small transportation replacing cars. I’ve seen one or two people in the suburbs around me using tiny segues or high quality hoverboards. I just can’t see that catching on for any realistically sized group of the population the way everything works right now.
  • jacquesm 8y ago
    5 mile trips with three of those on the highway typically have alternatives with all 5 off the highway.