Gregory's Server@jimray They only wrote about the injury and death from last week. I live in Encinitas and e-bikes have been a problem since 2020. We have tried to get separated bike lanes as we have a huge road/tri biking community, but it hasn't happened. Everyone here comments on how many kids are riding around on the e-bikes and the near misses (mostly because kids don't know the rules). Maybe the city and other cities will be prompted to make it safe to ride for everyone. Super sad story.
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@flatplutosociety @jimray I totally agree, they need to follow the rules, especially if they are riding as fast as traffic. And as the article stated, some folks are removing the max speed controls. Does anyone have a link to the NYT article? |
@kricket56 @jimray The problem with ebikes here in Philly is that people ride them exactly like they ride regular bikes (running stop signs and red lights, riding on sidewalks when convenient, etc), but they do that at like twice the speed that someone would ride a regular bicycle in the same environment. Ebikes are great, but the way people use them in cities, they're more comparable to motorcycles than bicycles.