By revisesociology on Skatehive
There has been an enormous take up of E-bikes over the last few years, with E-bikes replacing car journies at a rapid pace in inner cities. This is no surprise given the ease of travel on them, almost no effort, and at first glance this seems like a massive WIN for the UK - with no obvious CO2 emissions into our air. But the increase of E-bikes has not been met with an increase in regulation, and thus there has also been an increase in MENACE from a few of these riders. Many riders, typically on high-powered e-bikes, flout traffic, ride on red lights, and are common to cut diagonally at perilous speeds to get between pedestrians. Some leave their bicycles littered on pavements that imperil mobility people. It's a problem we could have forseen, but city centre infrastructure is hard to change so it's unsruprising it has lagged behind the rapid take upn of this new green tech. There is enforcement in some places... In London's Square Mile, police stop and search, penalize, and confiscate