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In terms of personal transit, I’ve never felt safer than I do on my cargo ebike capped at 32kmh/20mph. That’s the perfect max urban speed for balancing safety on bicycle components with getting around as fast as driving. I can stop quickly, have great situational awareness, can match my speed to the situation without risking being rear-ended, and can communicate to other pedestrians. Given the proper infrastructure for it, I could ride daily for the rest of my life and probably never put a person or animal at risk. It’s such a pleasant lifestyle compared to driving and I have way more control.
I can’t think of another individual consumer tech/infrastructure project that induces demand for all the urbanist things I want. My city is right on the edge between bike-friendly/car-dependent and it could rapidly transform into a garden city if ebike adoption continues spiking. They’re the thing that makes 21st century urbanism attractive to the average schmuck.
It’s now my deciding factor for any city I’d move to. Cutting out driving instantly halved the stress in my life and now my commutes are quiet nature photography sessions. The psychogeography of the place is so much better when you have a slow connection to it.
In terms of personal transit, I’ve never felt safer than I do on my cargo ebike capped at 32kmh/20mph. That’s the perfect max urban speed for balancing safety on bicycle components with getting around as fast as driving. I can stop quickly, have great situational awareness, can match my speed to the situation without risking being rear-ended, and can communicate to other pedestrians. Given the proper infrastructure for it, I could ride daily for the rest of my life and probably never put a person or animal at risk. It’s such a pleasant lifestyle compared to driving and I have way more control.
lmao, I saw this thread and thought “e-bike mentioned, can’t wait for the happybadger comment”. Based e-bikeposter.
I can’t think of another individual consumer tech/infrastructure project that induces demand for all the urbanist things I want. My city is right on the edge between bike-friendly/car-dependent and it could rapidly transform into a garden city if ebike adoption continues spiking. They’re the thing that makes 21st century urbanism attractive to the average schmuck.
man i wish i lived somewhere that didn’t suck ass
It’s now my deciding factor for any city I’d move to. Cutting out driving instantly halved the stress in my life and now my commutes are quiet nature photography sessions. The psychogeography of the place is so much better when you have a slow connection to it.