e bikes, e scooters, micromobility, and electrified train lines / trams are the only legitimate electric vehicles. (possibly battery electric buses and mini trucks for farms as well.)
for the snowy months you need bike infrastructure that’s well maintained after a snowstorm. right now most places prioritize plowing the huge amount of streets for cars and the result is 3-4 days when bike lanes are unusable, if they were ever usable in the first place.
Also, nothing wrong with taking public transit when you can’t use a scooter or bike, or bring them on public transit with you. A lot of people tend to fixate on “what thing can work for 100% of situations”, and that mindset is how you end up with nothing and keep driving your car hoping that some future miracle gadget comes out (it won’t). If you can use a scooter or bike most of the year where there’s no snow, don’t sweat the relatively small amount of time you can’t use it. The right tool for the job is more important that a single tool for every job.
That’s a sign of a bad transit system, not an issue with the concept of public transportation. There are plenty of systems in the world where it’s essentially true hop on hop off, don’t even need to read a schedule because vehicles come so often you can just show up and generally expect to be on your way in minutes.
The way the snow is ploughed in my city is horrendous. They prioritize the roads while leaving the sidewalks piled with snow for days until another comes along to try and make it walkable.
Would you say normal bikes with winter tires work better? I see people up here peddle their bikes through the snow, I think they’d have it easier if we had better bike lanes and proper snow ploughing.
they’d have it easier if we had better bike lanes and proper snow ploughing.
Oh absolutely. Unfortunately even that doesn’t solve the issue of snowfall, wind and other elements. A bus/train simply offers more shelter while you drive
e bikes, e scooters, micromobility, and electrified train lines / trams are the only legitimate electric vehicles. (possibly battery electric buses and mini trucks for farms as well.)
E-scooters don’t drive well on snow. Public transit is the way to go
for the snowy months you need bike infrastructure that’s well maintained after a snowstorm. right now most places prioritize plowing the huge amount of streets for cars and the result is 3-4 days when bike lanes are unusable, if they were ever usable in the first place.
cars don’t drive that well on snow either fwiw.
Also, nothing wrong with taking public transit when you can’t use a scooter or bike, or bring them on public transit with you. A lot of people tend to fixate on “what thing can work for 100% of situations”, and that mindset is how you end up with nothing and keep driving your car hoping that some future miracle gadget comes out (it won’t). If you can use a scooter or bike most of the year where there’s no snow, don’t sweat the relatively small amount of time you can’t use it. The right tool for the job is more important that a single tool for every job.
yeah, I’ve been taking the bus lately. pretty convenient when two buses from the same line don’t stack up and make you wait twice as long
That’s a sign of a bad transit system, not an issue with the concept of public transportation. There are plenty of systems in the world where it’s essentially true hop on hop off, don’t even need to read a schedule because vehicles come so often you can just show up and generally expect to be on your way in minutes.
it’s a bad transit system but it used to be worse!!! I used to wait for an hour and 40 minutes for a bus that was supposed to come once an hour
The way the snow is ploughed in my city is horrendous. They prioritize the roads while leaving the sidewalks piled with snow for days until another comes along to try and make it walkable.
Would you say normal bikes with winter tires work better? I see people up here peddle their bikes through the snow, I think they’d have it easier if we had better bike lanes and proper snow ploughing.
Oh absolutely. Unfortunately even that doesn’t solve the issue of snowfall, wind and other elements. A bus/train simply offers more shelter while you drive