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I think the author is just being wistful about ageing, which is inevitable. E-bikes should take over in most cities. All but the most disabled can ride them. C
by Zigurd 4y ago
I think the author is just being wistful about ageing, which is inevitable.
E-bikes should take over in most cities. All but the most disabled can ride them. Cities like Taipei and Barcelona that already move on scooters would get much cleaner air and have the same low-cost mobility. New York makes no damn sense for cars. Even large spread-out cities are easily traversed on e-bikes. Assholes on e-bikes can be annoying but rarely deadly. Drivers who kill cyclists should be imprisoned until too old to drive again. Cars should all be required to have passive braking that won't come within 6 feet of a cyclist or pedestrian. regarding pedestrians, we could start by recognizing that "jaywalking" isn't a thing.
- KennyBlanken 4y agoBikes are not ride-able for lots of people with disabilities, but trikes reduce that number dramatically, yes. Rehab hospitals often have fleets of recumbent or regular trikes because nearly everyone can use them, and they can be hand-pedaled.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoe-bikes are an albatross if you have to carry them up stairs.
- twobitshifter 4y agoBut the problem there is not the bike itself, but theft right? There are many types of bike lo-jack that can be integrated into an e-bike.
- Zigurd 4y agoProblem is cops don't care. I find this to be an interesting opportunity: Brutal cops are currently a large liability on municipalities who have to pay out for their misbehavior. Instead, make these cops the bike thief patrol and organize a public cryptocurrency tontine that pays out to the cops when they beat the snot out of a bike thief.