E-bikes are a thing

Ebikes??

  • I have never ridden one

    Votes: 100 41.3%
  • I have ridden one for over an hour on a trail and I’ll never buy one

    Votes: 9 3.7%
  • I have ridden one in a trail for over an hr and I am considering one

    Votes: 19 7.9%
  • I’ll never give up my analog bike but I’ll still get an ebike

    Votes: 35 14.5%
  • Did he just say analog bike?

    Votes: 35 14.5%
  • My knees are failing and an ebike in inevitable

    Votes: 17 7.0%
  • My next bike will certainly be an ebike.

    Votes: 19 7.9%
  • I’ll never own an ebike, even when I’m 90

    Votes: 25 10.3%
  • Ebikes cause more trail damage than analog bikes

    Votes: 8 3.3%
  • Ebikes have no more trail impact than a traditional bike.

    Votes: 63 26.0%
  • I hate anyone on an ebike

    Votes: 7 2.9%
  • Anyone on a bike is a friend of mine, ebike or not

    Votes: 91 37.6%
  • I’ve been seeing ebikes in the woods regularly

    Votes: 52 21.5%
  • I’ve never seen an ebike on the trail

    Votes: 15 6.2%
  • It's called an Acoustic bike

    Votes: 14 5.8%
  • “I may consider one after my body is all used up and broken"

    Votes: 64 26.4%
  • I already own an off-road Ebike

    Votes: 34 14.0%
  • I have no interest in an e-bike

    Votes: 13 5.4%
  • Arguing against ebikes is kerfuffle

    Votes: 14 5.8%
  • I like Matty no matter what he rides

    Votes: 17 7.0%

  • Total voters
    242
Identifying is the issue here right? Make them easier to be identified.

What about the state requiring blinking tail lights on all bikes that travel on public roads? Ebikers too cool for a light would be investigated easier. Violators with the light at least would be easier seen on the roads.
 
Why stop there? Make all road bikes require registration and lights. E-bike or otherwise... I'm honestly not 100% against the idea... and it might actually do some good towards drivers' hatred towards road bikers... and maybe it would cause more riders to actually follow road rules.

While I enjoy road riding, I've also spend a lot of time commuting on roads often used by road riders and I can totally understand why drivers can get so angry at bikers.
 
Some dude in a pickup pulled alongside me to tell me the blinking light on my Varia was distracting. Drivers will never be happy until we're completely off the road.
 
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Some dude in a pickup pulled alongside me to tell me the blinking light on my Varia was distracting. Drivers will never be happy until we're completely off the road.
I just finished grant Peterson’s book. He claims that blinking lights cause target fixation. He says to only run solid lights.
 
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