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dane here. i talk to many who are scared of #cycling because of #cars.

either they've been attacked or threatened themselves, or they know someone who was hurt badly by #carviolence. many drivers in their increasingly huge #SUVs are distracted by their phones.

a colleague of mine was struck from the side by a van that illegally didn't yield. the driver rushed out to check if his car had any scratches, but didn't bother checking on the cyclist he hit. that's the #copenhagen mentality.

the relentless #victimblaming doesn't help either. #cops will always call it an "accidental #accident" or a "bicycle accident" as if the bicycle is at fault when some distracted driver crushes them. or "the cyclist wasn't wearing a helmet," as the newspapers always write it.

sure, #bicycle paths can be crowded — but the reason the space gets so tight on there is that most of the city space is dedicated to the less space-efficient vehicles.

blaming #ebikes (instead of cars) for less bikable cities is like blaming refugees for your rent being too high (instead of landlords), or yelling at a wheelchair user for taking up all the pavement space.

I just tried out two folding electric bikes on Glasgow Green - one with seven speed manual gears and one with two automatic gears, both having a speed-limited 250W hub motor. I always thought I’d prefer the flexibility of the seven-speed (which was great) but the auto-geared bike was a revelation and tremendous fun to ride. The auto bike also had a belt drive, so much less weight and messy maintenance. Of course, it’s dearer, so I have a dilemma 🤦🏻‍♂️ #cycling #ebikes

I just tried out two folding electric bikes on Glasgow Green - one with seven speed manual gears and one with two automatic gears, both having a speed-limited 250W hub motor. I always thought I’d prefer the flexibility of the seven-speed (which was great) but the auto-geared bike was a revelation and tremendous fun to ride. The auto bike also had a belt drive, so much less weight and messy maintenance. Of course, it’s dearer, so I have a dilemma 🤦🏻‍♂️ #cycling #ebikes

I just tried out two folding electric bikes on Glasgow Green - one with seven speed manual gears and one with two automatic gears, both having a speed-limited 250W hub motor. I always thought I’d prefer the flexibility of the seven-speed (which was great) but the auto-geared bike was a revelation and tremendous fun to ride. The auto bike also had a belt drive, so much less weight and messy maintenance. Of course, it’s dearer, so I have a dilemma 🤦🏻‍♂️ #cycling #ebikes

I just tried out two folding electric bikes on Glasgow Green - one with seven speed manual gears and one with two automatic gears, both having a speed-limited 250W hub motor. I always thought I’d prefer the flexibility of the seven-speed (which was great) but the auto-geared bike was a revelation and tremendous fun to ride. The auto bike also had a belt drive, so much less weight and messy maintenance. Of course, it’s dearer, so I have a dilemma 🤦🏻‍♂️ #cycling #ebikes

I just tried out two folding electric bikes on Glasgow Green - one with seven speed manual gears and one with two automatic gears, both having a speed-limited 250W hub motor. I always thought I’d prefer the flexibility of the seven-speed (which was great) but the auto-geared bike was a revelation and tremendous fun to ride. The auto bike also had a belt drive, so much less weight and messy maintenance. Of course, it’s dearer, so I have a dilemma 🤦🏻‍♂️ #cycling #ebikes

#Aussie council's new plan to fight suburban nuisance after 'disappointing' beach find: 'We'll step in' https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-councils-new-plan-to-fight-suburban-nuisance-after-disappointing-beach-find-well-step-in-024141607.html https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-councils-new-plan-to-fight-suburban-nuisance-after-disappointing-beach-find-well-step-in-024141607.html?guccounter=1

Create tougher laws for those using #ebikes. Introduce heavy fines for not leaving them in a safe & easily recoverable position. Anyone not leaving them in a safe place should be heavily fined.

#Aussie council's new plan to fight suburban nuisance after 'disappointing' beach find: 'We'll step in' https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-councils-new-plan-to-fight-suburban-nuisance-after-disappointing-beach-find-well-step-in-024141607.html https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-councils-new-plan-to-fight-suburban-nuisance-after-disappointing-beach-find-well-step-in-024141607.html?guccounter=1

Create tougher laws for those using #ebikes. Introduce heavy fines for not leaving them in a safe & easily recoverable position. Anyone not leaving them in a safe place should be heavily fined.

#Aussie council's new plan to fight suburban nuisance after 'disappointing' beach find: 'We'll step in' https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-councils-new-plan-to-fight-suburban-nuisance-after-disappointing-beach-find-well-step-in-024141607.html https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-councils-new-plan-to-fight-suburban-nuisance-after-disappointing-beach-find-well-step-in-024141607.html?guccounter=1

Create tougher laws for those using #ebikes. Introduce heavy fines for not leaving them in a safe & easily recoverable position. Anyone not leaving them in a safe place should be heavily fined.

#Aussie council's new plan to fight suburban nuisance after 'disappointing' beach find: 'We'll step in' https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-councils-new-plan-to-fight-suburban-nuisance-after-disappointing-beach-find-well-step-in-024141607.html https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-councils-new-plan-to-fight-suburban-nuisance-after-disappointing-beach-find-well-step-in-024141607.html?guccounter=1

Create tougher laws for those using #ebikes. Introduce heavy fines for not leaving them in a safe & easily recoverable position. Anyone not leaving them in a safe place should be heavily fined.

Going to view this news video supposedly about #ebikes later but just saw the start without sound showing somebody riding an electric scooter, so what's that all about.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7212861

Going to view this news video supposedly about #ebikes later but just saw the start without sound showing somebody riding an electric scooter, so what's that all about.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7212861

Going to view this news video supposedly about #ebikes later but just saw the start without sound showing somebody riding an electric scooter, so what's that all about.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7212861

Going to view this news video supposedly about #ebikes later but just saw the start without sound showing somebody riding an electric scooter, so what's that all about.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7212861

Going to view this news video supposedly about #ebikes later but just saw the start without sound showing somebody riding an electric scooter, so what's that all about.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7212861

the wonderful people at REV bikes have launched a petition to allow professionally built converted ebikes (as in bicycles converted to ebikes by qualified companies) on trains in Victoria. Please support this petition here: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/petitions/exemptions-to-ban-of-converted-e-bikes-on-metropolitan-and-vline-trains/

#ebikes

the wonderful people at REV bikes have launched a petition to allow professionally built converted ebikes (as in bicycles converted to ebikes by qualified companies) on trains in Victoria. Please support this petition here: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/petitions/exemptions-to-ban-of-converted-e-bikes-on-metropolitan-and-vline-trains/

#ebikes

the wonderful people at REV bikes have launched a petition to allow professionally built converted ebikes (as in bicycles converted to ebikes by qualified companies) on trains in Victoria. Please support this petition here: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/petitions/exemptions-to-ban-of-converted-e-bikes-on-metropolitan-and-vline-trains/

#ebikes

the wonderful people at REV bikes have launched a petition to allow professionally built converted ebikes (as in bicycles converted to ebikes by qualified companies) on trains in Victoria. Please support this petition here: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/petitions/exemptions-to-ban-of-converted-e-bikes-on-metropolitan-and-vline-trains/

#ebikes

the wonderful people at REV bikes have launched a petition to allow professionally built converted ebikes (as in bicycles converted to ebikes by qualified companies) on trains in Victoria. Please support this petition here: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/petitions/exemptions-to-ban-of-converted-e-bikes-on-metropolitan-and-vline-trains/

#ebikes

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Secure #bike storage is a growing obstacle to #cycling as a popular mode of commuting
“It’s real failure of provision, and one that’s costing the city journeys every single day. If #London is serious about getting more people on #bikes, secure, trusted parking at #transport hubs has to be a key part of that”
#cyclists preferring to store the #bike in their ‘main living space’ … driven by the rising popularity of #ebikes which require more space to store” https://road.cc/news/bike-storage-obstacles

Secure #bike storage is a growing obstacle to #cycling as a popular mode of commuting
“It’s real failure of provision, and one that’s costing the city journeys every single day. If #London is serious about getting more people on #bikes, secure, trusted parking at #transport hubs has to be a key part of that”
#cyclists preferring to store the #bike in their ‘main living space’ … driven by the rising popularity of #ebikes which require more space to store” https://road.cc/news/bike-storage-obstacles

Secure #bike storage is a growing obstacle to #cycling as a popular mode of commuting
“It’s real failure of provision, and one that’s costing the city journeys every single day. If #London is serious about getting more people on #bikes, secure, trusted parking at #transport hubs has to be a key part of that”
#cyclists preferring to store the #bike in their ‘main living space’ … driven by the rising popularity of #ebikes which require more space to store” https://road.cc/news/bike-storage-obstacles

Secure #bike storage is a growing obstacle to #cycling as a popular mode of commuting
“It’s real failure of provision, and one that’s costing the city journeys every single day. If #London is serious about getting more people on #bikes, secure, trusted parking at #transport hubs has to be a key part of that”
#cyclists preferring to store the #bike in their ‘main living space’ … driven by the rising popularity of #ebikes which require more space to store” https://road.cc/news/bike-storage-obstacles

Secure #bike storage is a growing obstacle to #cycling as a popular mode of commuting
“It’s real failure of provision, and one that’s costing the city journeys every single day. If #London is serious about getting more people on #bikes, secure, trusted parking at #transport hubs has to be a key part of that”
#cyclists preferring to store the #bike in their ‘main living space’ … driven by the rising popularity of #ebikes which require more space to store” https://road.cc/news/bike-storage-obstacles

Police departments around the country are increasingly finding themselves in a difficult position when it comes to illegal electric motorbike riders tearing through neighborhoods, parks, and bike trails. In one Colorado town, officials are now trying a new strategy after struggling to catch many of the riders themselves: asking residents to help identify them.

🔗 After cops failed to catch hooligan bike riders, state asks locals for help | Electrek

Ugh kind of hate that they're lumping all e-bikes in with these assholes. These are the people who ride ATVs and dirt bikes on city streets.
My e-bike is a bicycle and I ride it like a bicycle.
I've felt for a while that police need some sort of enduro squad to chase these people. Or how about some damn drones to follow them home and shit.

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#MichaelHarleyNet #LinkPost #eBikes #eBike

Police departments around the country are increasingly finding themselves in a difficult position when it comes to illegal electric motorbike riders tearing through neighborhoods, parks, and bike trails. In one Colorado town, officials are now trying a new strategy after struggling to catch many of the riders themselves: asking residents to help identify them.

🔗 After cops failed to catch hooligan bike riders, state asks locals for help | Electrek

Ugh kind of hate that they're lumping all e-bikes in with these assholes. These are the people who ride ATVs and dirt bikes on city streets.
My e-bike is a bicycle and I ride it like a bicycle.
I've felt for a while that police need some sort of enduro squad to chase these people. Or how about some damn drones to follow them home and shit.

permalink

#MichaelHarleyNet #LinkPost #eBikes #eBike

Police departments around the country are increasingly finding themselves in a difficult position when it comes to illegal electric motorbike riders tearing through neighborhoods, parks, and bike trails. In one Colorado town, officials are now trying a new strategy after struggling to catch many of the riders themselves: asking residents to help identify them.

🔗 After cops failed to catch hooligan bike riders, state asks locals for help | Electrek

Ugh kind of hate that they're lumping all e-bikes in with these assholes. These are the people who ride ATVs and dirt bikes on city streets.
My e-bike is a bicycle and I ride it like a bicycle.
I've felt for a while that police need some sort of enduro squad to chase these people. Or how about some damn drones to follow them home and shit.

permalink

#MichaelHarleyNet #LinkPost #eBikes #eBike

Police departments around the country are increasingly finding themselves in a difficult position when it comes to illegal electric motorbike riders tearing through neighborhoods, parks, and bike trails. In one Colorado town, officials are now trying a new strategy after struggling to catch many of the riders themselves: asking residents to help identify them.

🔗 After cops failed to catch hooligan bike riders, state asks locals for help | Electrek

Ugh kind of hate that they're lumping all e-bikes in with these assholes. These are the people who ride ATVs and dirt bikes on city streets.
My e-bike is a bicycle and I ride it like a bicycle.
I've felt for a while that police need some sort of enduro squad to chase these people. Or how about some damn drones to follow them home and shit.

permalink

#MichaelHarleyNet #LinkPost #eBikes #eBike

Police departments around the country are increasingly finding themselves in a difficult position when it comes to illegal electric motorbike riders tearing through neighborhoods, parks, and bike trails. In one Colorado town, officials are now trying a new strategy after struggling to catch many of the riders themselves: asking residents to help identify them.

🔗 After cops failed to catch hooligan bike riders, state asks locals for help | Electrek

Ugh kind of hate that they're lumping all e-bikes in with these assholes. These are the people who ride ATVs and dirt bikes on city streets.
My e-bike is a bicycle and I ride it like a bicycle.
I've felt for a while that police need some sort of enduro squad to chase these people. Or how about some damn drones to follow them home and shit.

permalink

#MichaelHarleyNet #LinkPost #eBikes #eBike

And the car propaganda keeps undermining the adoption of ebikes--"but the children! who'll think of the children?"

Meanwhile, cars kill exponentially more people, both pedestrians and cyclists. But hey, that's just the cost of existing alongside cars, right? No need to enforce existing laws there.

#Pennsylvania #eBikes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjAidwihSu0

And the car propaganda keeps undermining the adoption of ebikes--"but the children! who'll think of the children?"

Meanwhile, cars kill exponentially more people, both pedestrians and cyclists. But hey, that's just the cost of existing alongside cars, right? No need to enforce existing laws there.

#Pennsylvania #eBikes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjAidwihSu0

And the car propaganda keeps undermining the adoption of ebikes--"but the children! who'll think of the children?"

Meanwhile, cars kill exponentially more people, both pedestrians and cyclists. But hey, that's just the cost of existing alongside cars, right? No need to enforce existing laws there.

#Pennsylvania #eBikes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjAidwihSu0

And the car propaganda keeps undermining the adoption of ebikes--"but the children! who'll think of the children?"

Meanwhile, cars kill exponentially more people, both pedestrians and cyclists. But hey, that's just the cost of existing alongside cars, right? No need to enforce existing laws there.

#Pennsylvania #eBikes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjAidwihSu0

And the car propaganda keeps undermining the adoption of ebikes--"but the children! who'll think of the children?"

Meanwhile, cars kill exponentially more people, both pedestrians and cyclists. But hey, that's just the cost of existing alongside cars, right? No need to enforce existing laws there.

#Pennsylvania #eBikes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjAidwihSu0

Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal accidents https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/amazon-stops-sales-high-speed-ebikes-california #California #Amazon #Ecommerce #UsNews #WestCoast #Cycling #Cycling #Ebikes #Technology

Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal accidents https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/amazon-stops-sales-high-speed-ebikes-california #California #Amazon #Ecommerce #UsNews #WestCoast #Cycling #Cycling #Ebikes #Technology

Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal accidents https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/amazon-stops-sales-high-speed-ebikes-california #California #Amazon #Ecommerce #UsNews #WestCoast #Cycling #Cycling #Ebikes #Technology

Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal accidents https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/amazon-stops-sales-high-speed-ebikes-california #California #Amazon #Ecommerce #UsNews #WestCoast #Cycling #Cycling #Ebikes #Technology

Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal accidents https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/11/amazon-stops-sales-high-speed-ebikes-california #California #Amazon #Ecommerce #UsNews #WestCoast #Cycling #Cycling #Ebikes #Technology

Looks like we'll need an MOT on ebikes, lest they explode into flames and kill a house full of people.
Or maybe better batteries that don't explode, there are alternatives to lithium, aren't there?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/11/uk-firefighters-lithium-ion-battery-fires-ebikes

#Ebikes #LithiumBatteries #UK

Looks like we'll need an MOT on ebikes, lest they explode into flames and kill a house full of people.
Or maybe better batteries that don't explode, there are alternatives to lithium, aren't there?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/11/uk-firefighters-lithium-ion-battery-fires-ebikes

#Ebikes #LithiumBatteries #UK

Looks like we'll need an MOT on ebikes, lest they explode into flames and kill a house full of people.
Or maybe better batteries that don't explode, there are alternatives to lithium, aren't there?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/11/uk-firefighters-lithium-ion-battery-fires-ebikes

#Ebikes #LithiumBatteries #UK

Looks like we'll need an MOT on ebikes, lest they explode into flames and kill a house full of people.
Or maybe better batteries that don't explode, there are alternatives to lithium, aren't there?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/11/uk-firefighters-lithium-ion-battery-fires-ebikes

#Ebikes #LithiumBatteries #UK

Looks like we'll need an MOT on ebikes, lest they explode into flames and kill a house full of people.
Or maybe better batteries that don't explode, there are alternatives to lithium, aren't there?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/11/uk-firefighters-lithium-ion-battery-fires-ebikes

#Ebikes #LithiumBatteries #UK

UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/11/uk-firefighters-lithium-ion-battery-fires-ebikes #Firefighters #LithiumionBatteries #Ebikes #UkNews #Technology

UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/11/uk-firefighters-lithium-ion-battery-fires-ebikes #Firefighters #LithiumionBatteries #Ebikes #UkNews #Technology

UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/11/uk-firefighters-lithium-ion-battery-fires-ebikes #Firefighters #LithiumionBatteries #Ebikes #UkNews #Technology

UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/11/uk-firefighters-lithium-ion-battery-fires-ebikes #Firefighters #LithiumionBatteries #Ebikes #UkNews #Technology