Ebikes are less important when you don’t have hills to deal with.
Comment on Rush hour traffic in Utrecht, Netherlands
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Are ebikes not a thing in the Netherlands?
grue@lemmy.world 1 month ago
ChanchoManco@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
You can see lots of people riding ebikes on the video.
okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They are a thing. But most people are gonna ride a beater that if it gets stolen, no big deal. ebikes in particular are a big target for theft, especially the shitty fat tire ones. In fact, ebikes are becoming a bit of a nuisance because of the speed difference between them and regular bikes. In Amsterdam, we already force the mopeds (ICE or electric) to be on the street with the cars. And the city will vote soon to ban the fat tire ebikes from Vondelpark because of the nuisance they cause among heavy mixed traffic. There have been complaints to the city that older people don’t feel safe on the fietspad any more because of the big speed difference and I agree with them. The fietspad should be for everyone, not only the fastest.
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
That makes sense. I never understood the popularity of fat tire ebikes. They are much heavier than regular bikes and therefore don’t hold a charge as long.
mech@feddit.org 1 month ago
The people who ride them don’t want to ride a bicycle. They want to ride a motorcycle that can bypass jammed roads, without license or registration.