4 feet wide and 500 pounds! That ain't no bike. Truth is ALL motorized vehicles should be banned from bike lanes and that should include even the two-wheeled e bikes. Human powered vehicles only.
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2023/09/19/new-yorkers-500-pound-green-delivery-e-bikes-planned-by-city-will-kill-cyclists-and-pedestrians/
sep 19 2023 Concerned New Yorkers and industry leaders are warning that the giant “green” delivery e-bikes currently being planned by the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) will kill cyclists and crowd bike lanes.
“If this passes, there is no doubt this will end in dead cyclists,” community member Joel Gelb warned at a public hearing last week regarding New York City’s DOT proposal, according to a report by W42ST.
In an effort to cut carbon emissions, the NYC’s DOT is planning to bring 500-pound, four-wheeled cargo bikes — that can be up to 48 inches wide and will have a maximum speed of 20 miles per hour — to the city’s streets.
While DOT initially planned to unveil these bikes by August of this year, it later announced a 30-day window for comment by the public. Over 100 industry leaders and concerned residents took advantage of the public hearing to express their concerns.
“It’s the end of bike lanes,” Gelb added. “We can’t call them bike lanes anymore if it’s open to four-wheel trucks that are electric-powered and 500 pounds.”
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