– More environmentally friendly
– Our grid can handle the capacity brought to it by micro-mobility
– No need for new electrical infrastructure – just pour some concrete for bike lanes.
– *Higher demand than electric cars*
Yet we subsidize the cars.
TryingNot2BLazy on
So I noticed something recently. 2 parts
1: If I delay my commute by 10 whole minutes, the traffic is not expecting me on a bike, and so I get the aggressive drivers passing me. It’s like I missed my allocated spot in flowing traffic, and there is some sort of passive aggression going on. My normal commute time seems to accept me and pass respectably; even the cars that aren’t part of that commute time normally.
2: if there is a cluster of bikes, the traffic in the area will drive slower. No bike lanes needed, just a cluster of bike traffic.
This gave me an idea about promoting e-bikes and commuting that way. If we can just get more bike traffic, regardless of the infrastructure, it can help make ALL traffic safer. To do that would probably require subsidies, or a shift in expenses from municipalities.
Picasso5 on
In America? Right now? Good luck.
JSTootell on
Why incentives electric bikes? Why am I getting punished for riding a regular, non motorized bicycle?
This happened to us. In Lithuania, when you give away your old car for utilisation, you can get 1000 euros for a new (more eco) car, 500+500 for 2 ebikes or 300+300 for 2 bikes (or public transport tickets, car sharing app credits, etc)
So we got 2 ebikes and now both of us commute to work on them, which seemed impossible to me before trying out ebike.
(We also have normal bikes, but use them only as a hobby on weekends.)
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– More environmentally friendly
– Our grid can handle the capacity brought to it by micro-mobility
– No need for new electrical infrastructure – just pour some concrete for bike lanes.
– *Higher demand than electric cars*
Yet we subsidize the cars.
So I noticed something recently. 2 parts
1: If I delay my commute by 10 whole minutes, the traffic is not expecting me on a bike, and so I get the aggressive drivers passing me. It’s like I missed my allocated spot in flowing traffic, and there is some sort of passive aggression going on. My normal commute time seems to accept me and pass respectably; even the cars that aren’t part of that commute time normally.
2: if there is a cluster of bikes, the traffic in the area will drive slower. No bike lanes needed, just a cluster of bike traffic.
This gave me an idea about promoting e-bikes and commuting that way. If we can just get more bike traffic, regardless of the infrastructure, it can help make ALL traffic safer. To do that would probably require subsidies, or a shift in expenses from municipalities.
In America? Right now? Good luck.
Why incentives electric bikes? Why am I getting punished for riding a regular, non motorized bicycle?
I have very high hopes of this happening during [this administration](https://bikeportland.org/2025/03/13/trump-admin-is-coming-for-bike-infrastructure-here-are-some-portland-projects-that-might-be-at-risk-393198).
This happened to us. In Lithuania, when you give away your old car for utilisation, you can get 1000 euros for a new (more eco) car, 500+500 for 2 ebikes or 300+300 for 2 bikes (or public transport tickets, car sharing app credits, etc)
So we got 2 ebikes and now both of us commute to work on them, which seemed impossible to me before trying out ebike.
(We also have normal bikes, but use them only as a hobby on weekends.)