Jan Wildeboer 😷3d ago

Let's be clear. This is a car. Four wheels. It weighs 225 kg empty and you can add up to 200 kg of cargo. That's not an electric bike, as the manufacturer claims it is. This is a small car that occupies and blocks the bike lane. This concept shouldn't exist. Us cyclists already have to deal with bad infrastructure. I see this as a provocation, not as the positive change it pretends to be. Such vehicles belong on the road, not the bike lane.

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Show thread𝓐𝓷𝓲𝓴𝓴𝓮 🌻 🚴‍ ♀3d ago

@jwildeboer

Yes, I totaly agree, they should use the car-lanes not the bike-lanes.

Show threadPeter Brown3d ago
@Anikke @jwildeboer in my limited experience they do. As do the bicycle rickshaws and most (not all) cargo bikes.
And whilst they are all wider than a two wheeled bicycle they are all a massive step towards sustainability, so should be encouraged as such.,
Show threadJan Wildeboer 😷
@peterbrown And in my experience (Munich, Germany) they don't. On my commute I often have to deal with them on the bike lane, which is narrow. So I can not legally pass them, as the only way to do that is using the sidewalk. And that is not allowed. @Anikke
Jul 13 at 5:49pmWeb
Show threadPeter Brown1d ago
@jwildeboer @Anikke oh well here we have bicycle anarchy. They use the cycle lane the vehicle lane and the footway quite freely.