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[quote=Anonymous]Where do you live? We live on the Hill and know dozens of families who do this. Most people get those covers that go over the kids' seating area to help with inclement weather. I think mostly it's fine even in winter (DC has mild winters) but the recent snow situation as annoying because it blocked bike lanes. That's atypical though.

We don't have an e-bike for commutes because we don't have a secure place to store it and I don't want to stress about theft all the time. Also, I personally don't think I'd be comfortable transporting my kids that way on a lot of streets. Smaller side streets, yes, but any road where cars go over 20 miles per hour, no. I had a bike commute to work for years and I got to the point where I could handle it for my own safety, but I also saw cars do insane things and had some close calls. That was before I became a parent. Now the idea of doing that with kids on my bike sounds awful, so it's just not for me.

But again, super common where I live.[/quote]

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