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If you're not living in NYC and haven't visited recently, you should know that an incredible amount of e-bike traffic is Delivery Network Company (Doordash et a
by 0_____0 1y ago
If you're not living in NYC and haven't visited recently, you should know that an incredible amount of e-bike traffic is Delivery Network Company (Doordash et al.) 'workers' who don't seem to abide by any of the same rules of the road as anyone else, cars and cyclists alike. They all ride seemingly the same make of Chinese e-bike, usually wrapped in tape and random tubes and other stuff. It's extremely NYC, and often these folks get included in the general description of e-bike users without distinguishing them from the general population.
- ho_schi 1y agoThis is correct. Riding with an actual bicycle in NYC's traffic between cars and buses is rather safe. The delivery E-Bikes on cycle lane and cycle paths are a danger. It is not the speed. I also ride fast on a roadbike. It is the behavior. They pass you without any space on a small cycle lane between walkway and parked cars. Don't expect "On you left" or "On you right". Which caused this: https://thevillagesun.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/e-bikes-Hudson-River-Park-1-copy.jpg https://thevillagesun.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/e-bikes... PS: I think bicycles and E-Bike shall be not considered as the same type of vehicle. In Austria they distinguish even between roadbikes (can always select safest surface depending on their speed: road, cycle lane, cycle path) and bicycles (should use distinct cycle paths when possible).
- 0_____0 1y agoFunny thing is that the model of citibike in that photo is an electric assist. That's an e-bike, right?