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I've certainly seen this with the rent-a-bikes - there were rent-a-ebikes in my area for a while, and those folks were frightening. Of course, we've still got
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I've certainly seen this with the rent-a-bikes - there were rent-a-ebikes in my area for a while, and those folks were frightening.
Of course, we've still got the rental e-scooters, so our supply of "people riding way faster than logic, wisdom, their wheels, and the surroundings would suggest" is still adequately supplied.
- whimsicalism 4y agoIn SF, I actually notice this more with the non-rental ones - the bikeshare e-bikes are pedal assist so a bit different. I am hoping that as time goes on these newfound e-bike owners will get more comfortable and will respect traditional biking norms. Another phenomena I've noticed is a lot more kids with e-bikes, oftentimes 3 kids to a single bike.
- Glide 4y agoGod… the most close calls I’ve seen have always been with rental e-scooters. Both of them blew past a red light, which btw, I was stopped at on my e-scooter. He nearly got hit by a SUV if the driver didn’t stop. I think there’s some expectation for bikes to go with traffic, rental scooter riders think they’re some kind of unicorn where right of way no longer applies. And I am assuming they are rental scooters because of the styling and lack of helmet.
- whimsicalism 4y agoI think generally the cultural expectation among bikers is stop signs as yield and red lights as (at minimum) stop signs.