@anne_twain @clive why are you concerned about the weather? If it rains then wear a raincoat, it's far more practical than using your car as a coat.

Most weather concerns about cycling are actually infrastructure problems. Many countries with rain, wind, ice and snow manage to have plenty of cyclists just fine with the right infra.

Study after study has shown that what actually puts people off cycling are motor vehicles.

@linuxlucy @anne_twain

I cycle year-round in NYC, though we don't in practice have a ton of super-snowy days

Even with snow, though, you're quite right @linuxlucy that infrastructure -- and the maintenance thereof -- makes all the difference

If there's a big dump of snow in NYC but it's quickly ploughed, I can easily cycle it

@Chimaera @clive @linuxlucy @anne_twain NYC's ebike battery problem is somewhat of a new york specific problem, driven by heavy use of no-name, low-quality batteries by low-income delivery workers. Each of the deaths is a tragedy, but there's very little evidence of significant fire risk from batteries from reputable consumer brands.

Ebike subsidies ensure that consumers can afford to purchase more reputable bikes, rather than cheap, low-quality alternatives.