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> A 60lb e-bike can also transport a 200 lb person whilst using far less resources (both to make the vehicle and to operate it) and space. Have you ever ridden
by 1024core 3y ago
> A 60lb e-bike can also transport a 200 lb person whilst using far less resources (both to make the vehicle and to operate it) and space.
Have you ever ridden bikes in SF? I have. Even though I was an occasional rider, I got into 2 accidents that could have seriously hurt me (just through pure luck I didn't end up with hospitalization-worthy injuries). Both not my fault (one a dooring; another a driver turning into me without looking). Ask any rider in SF, and they'll tell you that SF is quite dangerous for bicyclists.
- fnimick 3y agoThe solution to that is to build better infrastructure to remove bicycle/vehicle conflict points, not put everyone in cars so they can be "safe".
- 8f2ab37a-ed6c 3y agoSF can't build a public toilet without it turning into a national debacle. I wouldn't be holding my breath for city-wide infrastructure for biking improving anytime soon with the amount of grifting and NIMBYism in the city. Uber and Cruise are the market's response to public infrastructure not meeting the population's needs due to politics, rent-seeking et al. The media love to disparage them, but as consumers they are exactly what many of us needed in this city. A more civilized solution might be possible elsewhere, but not here in SF.
- ironman1478 3y agoSFMTA is trying and literally making anti infrastructure, such as Valencia. I agree with your solution, but politically it's going nowhere. Self driving cars exist because our politicians are inept.