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>I’d love it if I could drive around town in a electric golf cart type vehicle that only cost a few thousand dollars new and topped at 15 mph (perhaps slightly
by djrogers 11y ago
>I’d love it if I could drive around town in a electric golf cart type vehicle that only cost a few thousand dollars new and topped at 15 mph (perhaps slightly larger and safer than a golf cart, but that general idea),
They're called NEVs, and you can pick them up for a few thousand bucks. Electric, 25mph, cheap to insure, and fun.
- jacobolus 11y agoThe key part here is “without getting honked at and run over by angry dudes in SUVs”.
- nmrm2 11y agoJust get one and use it and don't let the arrogant bastards get to you. After a couple of near-fatal bicycle accidents with asshole cars, I got a front and rear camera for my bicycle and always take up the entire lane I'm entitled to. I'll pull off to the parking lane and let people pass when there's space and the guy behind me is being civil. But I just completely ignore the assholes who honk and yell, even if there's ample space in the parking lane. And I buy myself a beer for every honk or yell I get, so I can stay pretty zen knowing I'm going to have a good Friday night, instead of getting angry at SUV dude. And, you'd be surprised how rarely I get drunk -- most people are pretty decent :-) (for context -- I ride on 25mph streets and my cruising speed on my normal routes is 20-25 mph, and my max speed is typically around 27. I accelerate pretty aggresively for a cyclist, and only moderately slower than I think is safe for a car on these roads, which have lots of houses and pedestrian traffic. The last guy who passed me immediately slammed his brakes when he realized I was already ~10 over and he was now doing 35 in a 15mph school zone... idiot.)