People of Mastodon!
I'm researching the growth of ebikes ...
... in cities around the US
I've talked to many people who love them!
But also want to include the perspective of folks who have concerns ...
... i.e. about the speed and weight of ebikes in accidents with pedestrians or other cyclists, and the like
If anyone has thoughts they wanna share, ping me! I'm all ears: [email protected]
Pass this along if you know anyone else with perspective they want to share
(The research, BTW, is for two things:
A book I'm researching about micromobility, and the quest to ease back as much as possible on our reliance on cars
and a piece for Mother Jones about how cities around the US are trying to kickstart more ebike riding by offering subsidies to buy them)
I'm definitely not writing that type of piece 😅
at least I don't think!
I'm a big fan of all forms of mobility that get people to rely less on big dangerous heavy polluting cars and trucks
Clive Thompson
paramilitary organizer