destatis, to random German
@destatis@social.bund.de avatar

Die Zahl der #Pedelec-Unfälle mit Personenschaden hat zugenommen: von 2 200 im Jahr 2014 auf 23 900 im Jahr 2023. Die Verunglückten sind immer jünger: 31 % der 2023 mit dem Pedelec Verunglückten waren jünger als 45 Jahre, 2014 waren es noch 11 %. https://destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2024/03/PD24_N014_46241.html

HistoPol,
@HistoPol@mastodon.social avatar

@destatis

Vielen Dank. Leider sind historische Bestandszahlen nicht frei zugänglich.

Allerdings scheinen sie bei Ihnen im Hause auch vorzuliegen:

"Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) mitteilt, standen zum Jahresanfang 2021 in den privaten Haushalten in Deutschland rund 1,2 Millionen und damit 20 % mehr Elektrofahrräder als im Vorjahr."

"Weitere Ergebnisse aus den Laufenden Wirtschaftsrechnungen (LWR) ... verfügbar."

https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/Zahl-der-Woche/2021/PD21_38_p002.html

enobacon, to cargobike
@enobacon@urbanists.social avatar

The anti-#cyclist tropes against protected #bikeLanes erase the moms on #cargoBikes and a strong majority of city voters who would enjoy the simple #urban #mobility of #eBikes and a connected network of low-stress bike infrastructure that gave people an easy option to get out of their cars for short trips and go one-car/#carLite /#CarFree, reduce #transportation's 40% of #carbonEmissions without the expense and #ChargingInfrastructure woes of #CarsRuinCities #EVs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PoKcQRlDGs

enobacon, to portland
@enobacon@urbanists.social avatar

New to #Portland Ride: East Neighborhoods, on April 30 at 5:30pm, group ride led by city staff to explore ways to get around by bicycle in East Portland neighborhoods! 7.5 mile loop, mellow pace, Lincoln Park (SE 135th & Mill)

https://www.portland.gov/transportation/walking-biking-transit-safety/events/2024/4/30/new-portland-ride-east-neighborhoods #pdxBikes #BikeTooter #pdx #eBikes #transportation

enobacon, to portland
@enobacon@urbanists.social avatar

How much are cars paying me for a suspension fork or what do I need to not bounce the toppings off of my pizza on the way home ?

enobacon,
@enobacon@urbanists.social avatar
brad262run, to cycling
@brad262run@mastodon.online avatar

“thrill of experiencing speed on a #bicycle. You carry your earliest flirtations with going fast with you forever”
#Bicycles can do so many different things—they can provide basic #transportation and transcendent #adventure and physical and mental well-being—it is undeniable that they also can be instruments of excitement”
#Ebikes will revolutionize #urban #transport and have the potential to be a vital #climate-action tool … also are a shitload of fun”
https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a46651640/peter-flax-live-to-ride-book-excerpt/ #cycling

ryansingel, to random
@ryansingel@writing.exchange avatar

I still think the most under-reported, most holy shit tech story of the last 5+ years is how good e-bikes have gotten and how much more affordable a decent e-bike has become.

E-cars and trucks are a nice change but mostly meh. E-bikes, tho? They are magic.

They deserve subsidies and way more press attention.

hanscees,
@hanscees@mas.to avatar

@ryansingel @CelloMomOnCars its a revolution Indeed

clive, (edited ) to denver
@clive@saturation.social avatar

Denver people!

I'm writing a piece for Mother Jone about how Denver is subsidizing the price of buying an e-bike ...

... and what impact these programs (several other cities are doing 'em now too) have on urban mobility

I'd love to talk to someone in Denver who bought an ebike using Denver's subsidies

Any Mastodon people know someone who fits that bill?

If so, tell 'em to ping me -- love to hear their experience!

I'm clive@clivethompson.net, feel free to forward my email

enobacon, to ebikes
@enobacon@urbanists.social avatar

NYC needs to recycle about two car lanes on every street and make a rainbow of skate / scoot / bike / motorbike / bus lanes #eMobility #eBikes #VisionZero #ClimateAction #InducedDemand

https://youtu.be/BqnsEco4-sY

younata, to cycling
@younata@hachyderm.io avatar

Just started a spreadsheet to keep track of energy usage over time for my 2 ebikes. There's only the most recent "trips" (which I reset every time I charge the battery) so far - so, one entry for each bike.

The human efficiency numbers are very close, which is so Interesting! Average speed for these bikes are pretty close (but not recorded), so that's telling me that I'm putting roughly in the same effort, but supplementing with the motor to hit my desired speed.

#BikeTooter #eBikes

the5thColumnist, to ebikes
@the5thColumnist@mstdn.ca avatar

Bringing out the summer #ottbike #ebikes today so please no more #ottsalt

enobacon, to ebikes
@enobacon@urbanists.social avatar

I think they had me at "large sprag clutch", but how do I connect a throttle control? toSeven mid-drive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N_X0pQhWjk

gremlins, to ebikes
@gremlins@cijber.social avatar

searching for e-bike recommendations for my disabled ass, that won't break the bank and have an amount of cargo capacity even if it's like a few bags of groceries (more is better, i'm a disaster)? I need to nearly-never pedal and especially not up any hills or anything

please RB 🥺

LovesTha, to auspol
@LovesTha@floss.social avatar

@fuck_cars Something I wish Australia would change is laws prohibiting any vehicles between a 200W ebike and a full motorcycle. I'd get a lot of value from a 60kmph limited 1kW ebike. But currently to sell such a thing it would have to comply with all motorcycle requirements, and things like ABS on both wheels is really not required for such a device.a
#AusPol #eBikes

enobacon, to ebikes
@enobacon@urbanists.social avatar

"Finally, we find that even when incentive programs are designed cost-effectively, the costs per ton of reduced still far exceed those of alternatives or reasonable social costs of GHG emissions. We conclude that the argument for allocating public funds for e-bike incentive programs must be based on the co-benefits of e-bike travel and ownership, and not solely on GHG reduction" (like the 40k/yr people killed with cars, injuries, asthma & sedentary diseases)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1361920924000713

Tengrain, to ebikes
@Tengrain@mastodon.social avatar

A friend sent me this from the NYTimes:

“Bicycle deaths in New York City hit a 23-year high in 2023, according to new data from the NYC Department of Transportation. Of the 30 cyclists who died last year, 23 were riding electric bikes. “

So I looked up the article, and that is all it says; that’s the entire thing. Nothing about how they died, just that they died.

It seems that the is having a War on Bikes, especially , and I wonder why.

largess, to cycling
@largess@mastodon.au avatar

Go for a ride on your bike. I do regularly, for no particular reason... from my little cottage, into the forests, with my parter who for some reason unknown to me tolerates my shit. 50km this ride, ebike for the steep mountain :)

Find a spot and sit, watch the birds before they're all gone . Wedge Tailed eagles, yellow tailed cockatoos, Wrens and finches today.

#BikeTooter #StaySane #Ebikes #birds

bike trial through a loihed area growing back, a trial and my parter waiting, on her bike.
trail beside the lake
table and chairs beside the lake, a quite spot for breakfast

enobacon, (edited ) to portland
@enobacon@urbanists.social avatar

e-mail your state Ways & Means about task force to get better regulations (for kids' e-bikes and ) into next session's package make it possible for kids to use e-bikes before they start driving cars! (See text to paste and easy e-mail instructions in the thread replies.)

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/HB4067?emci=954e08c9-a9d8-ee11-85f9-002248223794&emdi=b44f888a-b0d8-ee11-85f9-002248223794&ceid=14637295

Wen, to cycling
@Wen@mastodon.scot avatar

Ministers to consult on doubling the legal wattage of electric bike motors

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/feb/29/ministers-to-consult-on-doubling-the-legal-wattage-of-electric-bike-motors

And what, call them motorcycles? If passed, this will not end well.

I’m very keen on e-bikes, I see older and less capable people riding them all the time and it increases the number of people on the roads cycling rather than driving. Apparently they have no plans at the moment to up the maximum powered speed.

#cycling #ebikes #UKPolitics

enobacon, to ebikes
@enobacon@urbanists.social avatar

If you way underestimate the climate benefits of , subsidizing them is still a good deal. (Does driving cost society more than $0.02/mile? Yes, by a factor of 100 at least, but that also seems like a super low cost for the carbon. They say reforestation would be more cost-effective, but lately the forests burn up a lot.)

https://mastodon.social/@davidzipper/112009435220329059

davidzipper, to ebikes
@davidzipper@mastodon.social avatar

In Bloomberg CityLab, I wrote about a new study that explores the power (and limits) of e-bike rebates.

TLDR: E-bike incentives can compel more people to ride (especially those with moderate/low incomes), unlocking benefits for public health, street efficiency, and urban quality of life. But they're an inefficient way to fight climate change.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-28/how-cities-can-get-the-most-of-e-bike-rebate-programs?srnd=citylab-transportation

gcvsa, to Travel
@gcvsa@mstdn.plus avatar

is not that they exist, or even what powers them.

People have been using boxes on wheels to transport themselves and things for millennia. The issue is how fast can go, which in turn determines how far it is practical to in one.

There will always be a need for weather protection and cargo capacity, but would look very different if motor vehicles were restricted to 20 mph, like Class II .

enobacon, to climate
@enobacon@urbanists.social avatar

POV you're a white american male wishing something could be done about / / the collapse of .

younata, to cycling
@younata@hachyderm.io avatar

Day 28 of my recumbent ebike build: first test ride! Quick ride down the street and back. Still found a couple things to tune up.

There’s a clicking sound from the front wheel area when it’s moving under load. Didn’t show up running the motor on a stand. I wonder if the motor cable isn’t secured as well as it should be?

The pedal assist needs to be dialed in some. It wasn’t detecting much power from me.

Even so, it went great! Everything else in that 0.1 mile ride worked!

younata,
@younata@hachyderm.io avatar

I was able to diagnose that clicking sound. Here's a recording of it from my phone. Now it is showing up on the stand... what gives?

I'll need to open up the motor for that. Unfortunately, I don't have the right tool (it's a really small torx screw that I don't have a driver for), so I'll order some and fix this later.

#BikeTooter #eBikes

younata,
@younata@hachyderm.io avatar

Day 30 of my recumbent ebike build: Ordered tools to open up the motor and fix that clicking sound.

Fixed the pedal assist. I needed to set the cycle analyst to use 2-wire PAS encoding. Prior to that, PAS would only kick in when I was going below 5 mph. Weird!

Went on a couple rides today. Average efficiency is under 4 wh/mi (2.5 wh/km). That’s way better than I expected!

With that, I consider this build finished (for now)! Thanks for all the encouragement and feedback!

#BikeTooter #eBikes.

enobacon, to random
@enobacon@urbanists.social avatar

Scene: a wasteland of fascist car supremacy, stroads, millions dead per year, many more maimed, most of the rest coerced into working for their car and sitting in traffic awaiting extinction
Bike Advocate: "we should consider policy that prioritizes bikes, somewhat"
People: "not everyone can ride a bike."
😒

enobacon,
@enobacon@urbanists.social avatar

Take a drink if you had "cannot carry children to school" on your anti-#eBikes FUD bingo card

https://mastodon.social/@erikriffle/111996118087186465

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