Oregon Senate passes 'Trenton's' e-bike law; sends to Kotek for signature
www.centraloregondaily.com
The Oregon Senate passed a bill updating laws around electric bicycles on Monday. It's named for a Bend teen killed in a collision while riding an e-bike last summer.
  • jerkface@lemmy.caEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Cyclists are more likely to die on the sidewalk than sharing the road. Given the choice, use the road 99% of the time.

    • theroff@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I dunno, the sidewalk on the six lane stroad near me seems much safer than the fast, congested road with lane-hopping cars and low visibility.

      I get it, and I use sidewalks sparingly, but it really is circumstantial (it’s legal to ride a footpath where I live). For example, slow riding a footpath is much safer than fast riding a footpath because you have more time to react to cars entering/exiting driveways. If you’re riding somewhere nearby that’s actually quite a nice experience. But if you are trying to get somewhere more than a kilometre away, slow footpath riding would obviously slow you down a lot.