01-18-2021, 07:54 PM
(01-18-2021, 06:50 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(01-18-2021, 03:43 PM)dtkvictim Wrote: It's absurd to me that they would acknowledge the dangers of putting a scooter in mixed traffic, and the dangers of being forced to ride in the gutter, but think that it's completely acceptable to put bicycles in that situation. They also state that motorists might not know how to react to a scooter being on the road as though it would be any different than a bike.
One difference between bicyclists in traffic and e-scooter riders in traffic is that there is a good chance that the latter will be far less experienced.
Are we certain this is true this year? Many new people are buying bicycles. And many people who are experienced riding bikes may ride scooters.
And what is experience? How long to be "experienced"? I'd argue most people have plenty of experience to understand the mechanics of how riding on the road works (the rules are pretty well known), and the real need for experience is in comfort and confidence, and that varies by rider at least as much as it does by experience.