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Unpopular, at least compared to cars: e-bikes. - costs next to nothing to charge - fast and fun to get around - never pay for parking - cheap maintenance -
by mirthturtle 3y ago
Unpopular, at least compared to cars: e-bikes.
- costs next to nothing to charge
- fast and fun to get around
- never pay for parking
- cheap maintenance
- hauls groceries easily
- good exercise
- Shadowed_ 3y agoAll of this applies to regular bikes even more :) Specially the last one.
- jjgreen 3y ago[flagged]
- czottmann 3y agoYou mean roads?
- timeon 3y agoRoads are for bikes.
- jjgreen 3y agoI mean pavement.
- dragonwriter 3y agoThat would be insane, but less insane than if they meant dedicated bike trails (which are just as much "pavement" as roads are.)
- Der_Einzige 3y agoSorry, but many localities make it illegal for bicycle on the sidewalk (where they should be doing it). That's why many folks do it. Laws making that illegal are extra stupid since it's relatively hard to kill a pedestrian with a bicycle but downright easy to kill a cyclist with a car.
- blt 3y agoMany bicyclists don't want to ride on the sidewalk Sorry you're forced to slow down and pay attention occasionally
- dragonwriter 3y ago> Sorry, but many localities make it illegal for bicycle on the sidewalk (where they should be doing it). No, they shouldn't. The sidewalk is for pedestrian traffic; that's what the "walk" in the name signifies. > Laws making that illegal are extra stupid since it's relatively hard to kill a pedestrian with a bicycle Sidewalks can't handle much bike traffic, are suboptimal for it (which is why purpose-built separated bicycle trails are built like roads, not sidewalks), and are in many places less safe for bicyclists, crossing driveways with less visibility for drivers and bicyclists than is the case with the road proper.
- dharmab 3y agoI do all my <3 mile trips on a ebike these days unless it's raining/snowing or I need to carry something large. It's great. The lifetime cost of ownership is a little more than my annual running costs for my car.
- ornornor 3y agoTo add, you can convert acoustic bikes to e-bikes with torque sensing using the tsdz2 which is pretty decent once flashed with the open source firmware by casainho.