@boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agoThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square234fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down115cross-posted to: futurologyenvironment@beehaw.orgevs@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.08Karrow-down1external-linkThe world's 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric carstheconversation.com@boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square234fedilinkcross-posted to: futurologyenvironment@beehaw.orgevs@lemmy.world
minus-square@BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•7 months agoAlso safety. In my area the bike lanes are just paint and some streets don’t have sidewalks.
minus-squareKroninJlinkfedilinkEnglish1•7 months 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-square@dual_sport_dork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months 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.
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.