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Clive Thompson May 21, 2024

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

#fedibikes

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Clive Thompson May 21, 2024

(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)

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Chris Raymond

@clive I'm a retired senior, and realize at some point I might have to give up driving (already minimal, 7 YO car with <20k miles). The only option for being able to go car free is being able to afford to live in an urban or urbanized suburb w good transit & high walkability score. IOW: expensive. That's where I live now & reluctant to leave even w living expenses going up & income not. Ebikes aren't a terribly safe solution for people in their 70s and 80s.