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Ah this is first comment on HN I see that ever acknowledged two-wheel personal transport. In Asian countries which have even denser community and worse infrastr

by mcmoor 3y ago

Ah this is first comment on HN I see that ever acknowledged two-wheel personal transport. In Asian countries which have even denser community and worse infrastructure, it's practically the miracle answer. I'm actually a bit surprised when I discover that western countries just, doesn't use it at all, or if they do it's the big variant that's almost as space-filling as a car anyway. It's the densest we can pack people together on the road while still caring about human dignity... If we ignore the question about safety anyway

Mawr 3y ago
Check out the Netherlands: • https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8?t=895 https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8?t=895 • https://youtu.be/SDXB0CY2tSQ?t=305 https://youtu.be/SDXB0CY2tSQ?t=305 • https://youtu.be/ZsrVP7p33Ng?t=605 https://youtu.be/ZsrVP7p33Ng?t=605 • https://youtu.be/SDXB0CY2tSQ?t=807 https://youtu.be/SDXB0CY2tSQ?t=807 • https://youtu.be/VWDFgzAjr1k?t=664s https://youtu.be/VWDFgzAjr1k?t=664s • https://youtu.be/bMJaMy-0ChA?t=268 https://youtu.be/bMJaMy-0ChA?t=268 • https://youtu.be/uxykI30fS54?t=448 https://youtu.be/uxykI30fS54?t=448 Freiburg, Germany is nice as well: https://youtu.be/6Vil5KC7Bl0?t=827 https://youtu.be/6Vil5KC7Bl0?t=827
shiroiuma 3y ago
One big problem with two-wheel motorized transport is the emissions: motorcycles and scooters have horrible emissions. They're also really dangerous. E-bikes are becoming really popular though, in some places. They're about the same speed as regular bicycles, but much easier and less tiring (/sweaty) to ride for most people, especially on hills. Here in Tokyo, every mother with small children has one now it seems.
- dontlaugh 3y ago
  It's fortunate that electric scooters have decent range and the (small) battery can be replaced easily, which matches the common petrol scooters with a canister of fuel at home. The overall tradeoff is much better than with cars.

by mcmoor 3y ago

Mawr 3y ago

Check out the Netherlands: • https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8?t=895 https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8?t=895 • https://youtu.be/SDXB0CY2tSQ?t=305 https://youtu.be/SDXB0CY2tSQ?t=305 • https://youtu.be/ZsrVP7p33Ng?t=605 https://youtu.be/ZsrVP7p33Ng?t=605 • https://youtu.be/SDXB0CY2tSQ?t=807 https://youtu.be/SDXB0CY2tSQ?t=807 • https://youtu.be/VWDFgzAjr1k?t=664s https://youtu.be/VWDFgzAjr1k?t=664s • https://youtu.be/bMJaMy-0ChA?t=268 https://youtu.be/bMJaMy-0ChA?t=268 • https://youtu.be/uxykI30fS54?t=448 https://youtu.be/uxykI30fS54?t=448 Freiburg, Germany is nice as well: https://youtu.be/6Vil5KC7Bl0?t=827 https://youtu.be/6Vil5KC7Bl0?t=827

shiroiuma 3y ago

One big problem with two-wheel motorized transport is the emissions: motorcycles and scooters have horrible emissions. They're also really dangerous. E-bikes are becoming really popular though, in some places. They're about the same speed as regular bicycles, but much easier and less tiring (/sweaty) to ride for most people, especially on hills. Here in Tokyo, every mother with small children has one now it seems.

dontlaugh 3y ago
It's fortunate that electric scooters have decent range and the (small) battery can be replaced easily, which matches the common petrol scooters with a canister of fuel at home. The overall tradeoff is much better than with cars.