E-bikes taking the lead in bikeshare

There is a certain sense of inevitability to e-bikes now. Slowly, I'm beginning to see some positives. I will never regard a vehicle that can propel itself with no pedaling at all as as a bicycle. But I can accept pedal-assisted e-bikes as legit. It seems that when the bikeshare bikes are electric and pedal-assisted, they are used a lot more frequently, which is overall a good thing. And for sure, they can be great for older cyclists and people with some physical disabilities. I do think they should be speed-restricted to lower speeds than they are. There is no need for 25-mph e-bikes on bike paths and in bike lanes. I guess that will eventually sort itself out somehow. I still want to keep full-on scooters exclusively on the roads, and I'm still not bit on the two-wheeled scooters. Maybe that will evolve as well.

E-bikes taking the lead

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Permalink Reply by Mark on August 17, 2019 at 1:40am

I was behind an electric pedicab trying to cross the LFT river bridge on a crowded Thursday afternoon. This vehicle had turn signals, brake lights, and a LICENSE PLATE!! Where are we going to draw the line on LFT users??