@clive I think people are riding e-bikes that may not be familiar with the rules of the road/paths for biking and it may be beneficial to start some sort of educational component (with any motorized mobility) about how to be respectful and safe while having fun!! I love my e-bikes but I hate seeing other e-bikes maneuvering recklessly (acoustic bikers do this too, but e-bikes add mass and speed)

I live in boulder, CO, an epicenter of e-biking, we’ve ebiked here for 6 years

@clive @spots1000 it’s a weird thing in boulder, I often feel safer on a road than a path because I can ride defensively and cautiously and predict what others (mostly cars) will do, good or bad.

On bike paths, there is no rhyme or reason, people pass each other in insane ways, dogs dart out from owners, small kids are on them. Paths feel incredibly problematic when e-bikes are traveling on narrow spaces with limited visibility at speeds exceeding 15 miles per hour.

@spots1000 @KirstenAnne

When I visited Denver last month I rode around on some of the multimodal trails/routes -- it was unusual for me because NYC doesn't have too many of those ... most bike paths are for bikes (and are in the street)

It definitely took some getting used to

@spots1000 @KirstenAnne

Have either of you witnessed any accidents on those trails? bike/bike, ebike/bike, bike(ebike)/pedestrian, etc

@clive @spots1000 @KirstenAnne

I ride a multimodal trail (https://www.the606.org/) as part of my bike commute. It gets crowded on nice days, and I've seen bikers and peds of all types do some sketchy shit, but I personally have never witnessed a collision.

I ride an ebike and personally I feel /more/ willing to slow down because getting back up to speed isn't a big effort.