electric bike

[Rogar]

I've been biking most o0fn these nice summer days early in the morning before it heats up and can sometimes catch a light grocery run coming home. Small sample size, but I think there are markedly fewer ebikes this year compared to last. Our state was offering some ebike rebate incentives and I think they may have lost federal funding for the program, but it's being discontinued. It was very popular, but one cutback that made sense to me. I've wondered mostly if the newness of the ebikes is wearing off and a lot are hanging in garages collecting dust. Part of the reasoning behind the rebate program seemed to be a reduction in green house emissions with people running errands and commuting on them instead of driging. I see a few commuters but I think they are mostly just used for recreation.

What ever the case it has seemed to get a few more people out enjoying the outdoors and a little exercise.

[littlebittybobby]

okay----so this year, i see that a guy, age 62, from Ca., travelled all the way ta IWAH, the Meat State, to ride the annual cross-state bike ride. It is not a race. So anyway----he collapsed on day one, and barely survived because a cop carried a defibrillator in his cop car. From his hospital bed he gives thanks to those who helped save his life. He then received a quad bypass and a pacemaker. He says he wasn't really "pushing it" when he collapsed; he was just tooling along on his EBike in Northern IWAH, the flat part o' the state, due ta the glacier(s) from thousands of years ago. But yeah---I guess he musta thought it won't be no problem; i can do 'er with my EBike in flat IWAH. Yup. His boy in Texcess claims his Dads in great shape--he rides like 500 miles a week. (see photo) But I guess not; What a crock; some people love deviating from the truth.

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[littlebittybobby]

okay-----a punk was doing "wheelies" on an EEEEEbike, and struck a pedestrian and killed them. But yeah----you don't need a license, insurance or to demonstrate any competence to drive one a those things. That situation must change. (see photo) I believe EEEEbikes should be banned, altogether. Yup.

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