clive, (edited ) to random
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People of Mastodon!

I'm researching the growth of ebikes ...

... in cities around the US

I've talked to many people who love them!

But also want to include the perspective of folks who have concerns ...

... i.e. about the speed and weight of ebikes in accidents with pedestrians or other cyclists, and the like

If anyone has thoughts they wanna share, ping me! I'm all ears: clive@clivethompson.net

Pass this along if you know anyone else with perspective they want to share

#fedibikes

paninid,
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@clive @tim

Chuck Marohn of #StrongTowns introduced to me the idea of “#ForgivingDesign” in the sense that our modern built environment is designed as a system to forgive errors of users operating cars (e.g. freeway exit embankments to backup cameras to anti-lock brakes).

This same concept could - and should - be applied to e-bikes.

Adam_Cadmon1, to random
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Most people do not know how to safely drive much faster then the posted speed limit.

paninid,
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@Adam_Cadmon1
Have you heard of the concept of ?

It comes from and is a principle to forgive the errors of users/operators of motor vehicles.

Our built environment is designed to reduce risks and make operation of cars safe, independent of the operator’s expertise or skill.

This explains lane-departure alerts, off-ramp embankments, and even anti-lock brakes.

Highly recommend if you’re on the road.

paninid, to TikTok
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There's nothing stopping you from turning on the feed of .

It requires intention and purpose. You’d be forgiven for thinking the setting is buried and not easily discoverable.

For what it's worth, the STEM feed is one way to be interactive with kids and learn at the same time.

Be prepared for the of libraries or circumnavigation.

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STEM feed Get a feed that features videos related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

paninid, to random
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Good design is as much about making dangerous things hard to do as it is about making the most important things easy.

h/t @aral

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