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Originally Posted by jtown,man
HEY! I am an ebiker(jesus, that sounds so uncool) but I get it. I am neurotic so I go waaay out of my way to not annoy people or make them feel unsafe.
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don't get me wrong i am a big fan of ebikes. what i am not a fan of is that they are completely silent. they go fast and sneak up on people way too easily. again like city biking in general and bike lanes ebikes are kind of a new thing for nyc (aside from delivery guys who have been using them). of course this issue too can be addressed like by requiring they make a noise and maybe have speed restrictions, but as of now given how people ride around here and that it is a new thing they are hella dangerous. i work all over the city and i see near disaster incidents and upset pedestrians all the time.
