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Unabogie has voted Kamala!I hate to say it, but so are e-bikes going 30 mph in the bike lanes. I love e-bikes. I own an e-bike. If you need a motorcycle helmet to ride your e-bike, it's a motorcycle.
Sorry to rant...
😀🚲@unabogie @TheWarOnCars complaints about e-bikes are complaints about under-designed bike infrastructure, which is too narrow for the purpose of transportation because we gave too much space to cars, because ppl have places to go and obviously they can't get there biking 5mph on sidewalks. The same complaints apply to fast riders, and 30mph is feasible for a fit rider in lycra with skinny tires. People going fast, for whatever reason, should have room to pass a pair riding abreast. #BikeTooter
@enobacon @TheWarOnCars I'm talking about riding on multi-use paths where people are walking.
@unabogie @TheWarOnCars pedestrian conflicts and bikes on sidewalks, also caused by under-designed bike infrastructure. Keep wishing for human nature to be different instead of actually designing for bikes as transportation, and people will keep choosing cars.
@enobacon @TheWarOnCars I'm clearly not talking about sidewalks.
@unabogie @TheWarOnCars can anyone tell the difference between sidewalks and most bike infrastructure?
Yes. Have you never ridden a multi use path? It's not part of the street. It's for bikes and joggers. No cars there. Suddenly, some dude on a vehicle that requires zero pedaling is racing by a baby stroller at 30 mph. If you're that dude, you're an asshole.
@unabogie @TheWarOnCars now do the dude who designed it to be a narrow space for joggers and strollers to share with 30mph people on bikes (some of whom are even pedaling without a motor and also assholes)
Clinton Anderson SwordForHire@enobacon @unabogie @TheWarOnCars
A multi use path is NO place for ANYONE to go 30... I don't care if you're peddling or not.
Give the Right Of Way to the more vulnerable user, always. If that means slowing your roll, then slow your fucking roll. If that means rolling somewhere else, then roll somewhere fucking else.
Why do some cyclist have to be such absolute arseholes???
@ClintonAnderson @enobacon @TheWarOnCars
I've actually been a little shocked at the number of "cyclists" who think a multi use path is the right place to ride their motorcycles.
Also, I don't know how many cyclists are pushing average 30mph on flats but my only question to them is why they're not in France?
@unabogie @enobacon @TheWarOnCars I mean, sure, ride your "motorcycle" there... But keep it at a reasonable speed.
Somewhere between zero and 1/2mph please.
Or, even better... Take it home and ride it right up ones own back passage!
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