E-Transport demands respect.
It demands right of way.
A scooter, an e-bike, an e-trike, and a cargo bike deserve the same safety gas engines enjoy on our roads, and the same priority from government.
We demand infrastructure that lets us travel at 15 mph using any mode that suits our needs, whether on one wheel, two wheels, three wheels or four.
E-transport demands safety from cars. Separation where possible. Speed limits that are compatible with our needs on shared streets. The same freedom car drivers take for granted.
E-transport users demand respect. An e-bike is not a car. E-transport saves government money because it does not tear up the road like two tons of steel does. E-transport does not threaten the life of a car driver in an accident.
E-transport deserves encouragement, because cars require more space than e-transport. E-transport can enable dense development with safe, fulfilling lives, without the need to own a car.
E-transport lets people breathe the air. E-transport lets you hear the world around you. E-transport is human movement. E-transport can be safer than any car because it’s slower.
E-transport can live in a world of cars.
Cars must learn to live in a world of e-transport.
Note: I wrote this after a recent ride in Atlanta where I saw bicycles, e-bikes, cargo bikes, and scooters in profusion, but forced to hide from cars because they lack proper infrastructure.
