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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]One of the ways you can tell someone doesn't really bike is they fall back on this canard about how difficult and vigorous biking is.[/quote] E-bikes have certainly made biking less difficult and accessible for more adults. That said, with the way DC seems to design bike lanes, I worry about what happens when some heavier e-bike or cargo bike slams into an elderly lady who is crossing the bike lane from a Metro "bus island" to the curb. [/quote] Do you also worry about what happens when some heavier (multi-ton) motor vehicle slams into an elderly lady who is crossing the street from a bus stop? Because bike lanes reduce the opportunities for that to happen.[/quote] First of all, bus islands are typically located not right at the crosswalk. Second, motor vehicles (while heavier) tend to stop at traffic signals more than the Charge of the Lycra Brigade does.[/quote]
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