The proposal to ban cycling in pedestrian areas is understandable. When I'm cycling – unelectrically, or whatever is the modern term for actually pedalling – other people, on electric bikes, create a threat to my safety. This is especially the case when their riders break the 15.5mph speed limit and ignore red traffic lights. Disregard for others' safety, sadly, seems to be common among such riders, and a collision with one of their heavy machines could cause significant injury. The habit of wearing face masks must worsen the fear that they inspire in people on foot. Cyclists as a whole would usefully support better regulation and enforcement of too-fast, too-heavy, too-dark e-bikes.
The proposal to ban cycling in pedestrian areas is understandable. When I'm cycling – unelectrically, or whatever is the modern term for actually pedalling – other people, on electric bikes, create a threat to my safety. This is especially the case when their riders break the 15.5mph speed limit and ignore red traffic lights. Disregard for others' safety, sadly, seems to be common among such riders, and a collision with one of their heavy machines could cause significant injury. The habit of wearing face masks must worsen the fear that they inspire in people on foot. Cyclists as a whole would usefully support better regulation and enforcement of too-fast, too-heavy, too-dark e-bikes.
James Mackay, Warwick