Image description:
Text: Amazon’s electric cargo bikes have arrived in DC.
Image: A four-wheeled vehicle that appears to be a cross between a bicycle, a go-cart, and a mini-truck
Response text from high t alpha shemale @gluetaster: that’s not a cargo bike man that’s a loopholemobile
Doesnt even look like a bike. Its a good though that they will hire more delivery workers due to its limited range.
Ngl, I kinda want to get one to transform into a camping trailer. Become a traveling tea monk.
How does this death trap works In the winter? Or is this only for the southern states?
For what loophole?
If these are actually only considered “bikes” - they get around registration, insurance, licenses etc.
They also occupy bike lanes.
Meanwhile in Germany:
thats so funny, they cant include a steering wheel and the driver has to performatively rotate their legs :DD
Yep, nothing weird going on, just your regular cyclist enthusiast
We have quite a few companies in Germany using similar vehicles in cities (I can’t compare the sizes here). All in all it’s a positive development. Maybe in this case it’s a way to utilize a legislative loophole, but even then I would say: The loopholed law has a positive impact if the new vehicles are smaller and more energy efficient than the ones they replace.
I deffo feel the same way here. Ultimately it’s probably a net positive, but people who bike there are gonna be piiiiissssed.
Ahh, I now understand the need for max 250w motor. Also hope a judge can be real, use his head, and just say: “nope, not a bike” … bi-cycle, isn’t that word from two wheels?
Actual cargo bikes (the ones people use all the time to bring their children to kindergarten etc that are actually good and reduce traffic a lot) often have 3 wheels (2 at the front where the cargo space is, 1 at the back)
Are the small wheels also for a loophole? Because, ouch.
And the bottom-open cabin…
not bottom open. or AI slop because then the shadows are wrong
Its a van not a car. So it doesn’t need to be automatically fucked.
Assuming it’s not delivering frivolous crap and is carrying stuff people actually need then it’s fine.
When they start coming in bike lanes and up on the pavement then fuck them. That’s when vans can get fucked too.
No place for piss bottles
not amazon’s problem
I have never used Amazon, and I intend never to use them ever
Loopholemobile, oh yeah for sure, still waaayyyy better than a whole ass SUV.
I am amazed at how this is mostly not mentioned in more upvoter comments. If kei trucks were not outlawed in the US
for having the driver see the road too wellthis wouldn’t exist, most likelySmaller trucks would make more sense and be better for the drivers aswell, though overall we’re marginally against same day/next day delivery. That way drivers and workers can take more time and not be rushed delivering things constantly
It might be a loopholemobile but a better name would be “lobotomobile”
