bloodhound725 t1_iue5fiw wrote
Reply to comment by hollow-fox in Four times a week on average, an e-bike or e-scooter battery catches fire in New York City by geoxol
You’re pulling this out of your ass. Who isn’t concerned about the risk of FIRE??
hollow-fox t1_iuek9qy wrote
NYCHA literally reversed the decision to ban them in public housing due to deliverista rights. It would be fair to say given the current administration and the backlash is coming from the left.
On the right, the NY post has a well documented war on ebikes. A quick google search on ebikes and ny post will show you the depth of car brained insanity.
Edit: example from the right
https://nypost.com/2022/05/14/beware-the-e-bike-menace-in-nyc-they-must-be-banned
bklyn1977 t1_iufhas7 wrote
Your example 'from the right' is about reckless operation of e-bikes with zero accountability. It has nothing to do with where they are parked.
hollow-fox t1_iuhqqtm wrote
Don’t be obtuse. The threat to free parking is bike lanes not ebike parking. Ebikes have made cycling both more accessible and effective as a means to get around the city. Their mass adoption warrants the need to adapt infrastructure to accommodate the demand.
Thus the logical next step is to perform road diets and create protected bike lanes to increase micromobility throughout the city as opposed to maximizing very inefficient cars that take up much space to accommodate what is usually one driver.
This is a huge threat to car dealerships who overwhelming contribute to conservatives candidates. and also why conservatives are against congestion pricing etc. See the open data below.
bklyn1977 t1_iuj2z57 wrote
I don't care if every street was a no parking zone. You lack the ability to have nuanced thinking.
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