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Electric "cargo bikes" are getting larger.[1][2] Those things do not belong in a bike lane. They're almost as big as a tuk-tuk. [1] https://electrek.co/2023/11

• rich_sasha 2y ago
  It's the combination of power, weight, no barrier to entry and overall lack of imagination/consideration in the general public that concerns me. Still, I find cargo bikes are cumbersome enough that people tend not to ride them too quickly. The "SUV" bikes and electric mopeds pretending to be bikes that concern me more.
  • lantry 2y ago
    "electric mopeds pretending to be bikes" is a very apt description, and they make me pretty mad as well. I have to keep reminding myself that, egregious as they are, it's one less person in a car and one step closer to a critical mass of "bike culture", where biking is normalized. Biking will look very different once we reach that critical mass, but we'll all be better off overall.