Valerie AuroraIt’s weird to me when people frame calls for bike-friendly infrastructure as in conflict with disability accommodation. Make a city good for biking requires lots of smooth curbless bike paths that are perfect for mobility scooters, much better than trying to use your scooter on the road or the sidewalk. I see people zipping around on their mobility scooters everywhere in Amsterdam. They also have these tiny little cars for people with disabilities that are allowed to use all bike infrastructure
abadidea@vaurora and only tangentially related, but: have you seen the tandem bikes that are especially for disabled people who can’t ride a bike unassisted? they have a chair at the front that’s tilted back a bit so they don’t need to keep their balance and they have a good view, and if they are able they may contribute to pedaling, while someone else on the back steers and pedals. I have seen families using one of these twice now
Kim@0xabad1dea @vaurora
https://hasebikes.com/en/your-bikes/tandems/
and
https://www.circecycles.com/products/morpheus/
are the popular ones. Lovely machines, but like most recumbent cycles they're not just for disabled people. Their main advantage over a conventional tandem is that both riders can see where they're going, and it's a bit easier to hear each other. They're also less long than most tandems, which makes them easier to store/transport.
https://hasebikes.com/en/your-bikes/tandems/
and
https://www.circecycles.com/products/morpheus/
are the popular ones. Lovely machines, but like most recumbent cycles they're not just for disabled people. Their main advantage over a conventional tandem is that both riders can see where they're going, and it's a bit easier to hear each other. They're also less long than most tandems, which makes them easier to store/transport.
