boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square232fedilinkarrow-up11.11Karrow-down115cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11.09Karrow-down1external-linkThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square232fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarePretzilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoEbikes need secure destination parking or they lose usefulness
minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoAlso safety. In my area the bike lanes are just paint and some streets don’t have sidewalks.
minus-squareKroninJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI know drivers are idiots but in my area bikes are supposed to ride on the streets. Could get a ticket for being in the sidewalk.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoSame where I live, too. But I ride on the sidewalk anyway. No one has ever said anything about it in decades and I’d rather not get killed.
minus-squarestarclaude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoi just dont understand how usa and europe still has this super high bike thievery
minus-squarePretzilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoGreat income disparity, and the bikes are worth thousands, so valuable targets.
Ebikes need secure destination parking or they lose usefulness
Also safety. In my area the bike lanes are just paint and some streets don’t have sidewalks.
I know drivers are idiots but in my area bikes are supposed to ride on the streets. Could get a ticket for being in the sidewalk.
Same where I live, too. But I ride on the sidewalk anyway. No one has ever said anything about it in decades and I’d rather not get killed.
i just dont understand how usa and europe still has this super high bike thievery
Great income disparity, and the bikes are worth thousands, so valuable targets.