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E-bikes should be listed alongside cars. Such a stupid device. I see e-bikes on streets all the time now, and none have helmets.
by geraldwhen 3y ago
E-bikes should be listed alongside cars. Such a stupid device. I see e-bikes on streets all the time now, and none have helmets.
- analog31 3y agoI ride a conventional bike, and felt the same way at first. However, I've come to grips with the fact that physical effort is the primary obstacle to adopting cycling as a form of transportation. With physical effort comes sweating, which is a taboo in US office culture. No amount of moral superiority on my part is going to change that. I've noticed that as they gain experience, the e-cyclists tend to behave themselves pretty well.
- kdmccormick 3y agoNo way! Yes e-bikes should be below bikes, but they surely belong in their own tier above taxis. They use up so much less space and energy than a car does, not to mention that they open up cycling as an option to a whole class of people who can't easily cycle due to disability, age, whatever. Don't get me wrong, I don't want a moped weaving around me in the bike lane, but that actually has never happened to me, whereas as taxis and ride-share cars definiely HAVE taken up the ENTIRE bike lane. Plenty of cyclists don't have helmets, either. Is that affecting you?
- 6D794163636F756 3y agoThey also make hilly terrain trivial and some have more storage than a normal bike. I use mine as a commuting vehicle and my normal one as more of a sports vehicle now. I take my normal bike if I'm going only one place and don't need to carry more than a small bag. I can get nearly a week's worth of groceries on my ebike and the motor means I don't have to worry about the weight and the hill I have to go up to get home. I think class one and maybe class two e-bikes could be in the same tier as normal bikes but class three and maybe class two should be in their own space