Posts by wh0sthatd0g@mstdn.party
 (DIR) Post #Ai82GdYiCQOeQzjrvs by wh0sthatd0g@mstdn.party
       2024-05-21T21:37:37Z
       
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       @clive Observationally, I'm very happy to see how much independence ebikes seem to be providing to teens around my neighborhood. I do sometimes worry though, when I see kids zooming around after dark, they're not very visible but moving very fast, I worry about collisions with cars (who aren't always very cautious when driving around the neighborhood, and are often quiet now that EVs are getting more common here). Seems like a perfect combo for bad accidents. And, few bikers here wear helmets.
       
 (DIR) Post #AiA8X1n4rWSMGJZpuC by wh0sthatd0g@mstdn.party
       2024-05-21T21:46:15Z
       
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       @clive Personally, I've thought about getting an ebike to replace short car trips, but bike infrastructure in my city is so poor, it's very fragmented, so very few of the places I want to travel to have safe end-to-end routes. In some scenarios I would feel a bit safer on an ebike than a traditional bike, simply bc of size + speed, but in many places I would feel unsafe regardless. Also many places don't have bike racks, so I'd be afraid of it being stolen, or just not knowing where to put it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AiA8X2MAl2Ws19zrbk by wh0sthatd0g@mstdn.party
       2024-05-21T21:48:54Z
       
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       @clive Fwiw, I think the infrastructure issues will be solved over time. There's a ton of ebike adoption locally and the city seems to be gradually adding safer bike lanes. It's just not at a stage right now where it's actually useful for me yet.
       
 (DIR) Post #AiA970e0bLp78FUb0i by wh0sthatd0g@mstdn.party
       2024-05-22T21:59:07Z
       
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       @clive Yep, unfortunately it's very common in SoCal for people to bike around casually and not wear any helmets