Bike Riders of lemmy, you okay with me riding my eScooter in the bike lane?

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• plsnotracking@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I think for the most part it’s just you being a fairly faster biker than me. e-scooter or mechanical scooter/bike, it’s all the same. IIRC calistenia just allowed e-scooters to ride in the bike lane :)

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• theKalash@feddit.ch ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  There are bikelanes in the US?

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• kambusha@feddit.ch ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  For me, bike lanes should have a weight limit (<100lbs / ~50kg or so). It seems like you’re talking about the handlebar scooters as opposed to vespa scooters. Those are fine in my opinion. You’re going fast enough to not cause a traffic jam and you’re smaller than a bike, so you’re not taking up any more space. In my city, the eScooters are usually faster than most bike commuters.

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• FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Fine by me, as long as you’re not in a car lol

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• Donebrach@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  So long as you’re going the right direction of traffic I see no problem. Although every single person I encounter in the bike lane is going the wrong direction so we might have a problem.

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  • ericbomb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Ew that just would feel so wrong. Maybe it’s mostly people that never drove? I actually got rid of my car in favor of e scooter cause where I go is super close and it’s nice not owning a liability.

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  • breakfastburrito@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I came here to write the same thing. Why do they do that?

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• Magnus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Just as long as you aren’t going 30mph with a can of strongbow in one hand then sure.

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• WillRegex@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’ll let you know when my town gets a bike lane.

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• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  In my town here in sweden like at least 25% of the bike path traffic is e-scooters, i personally use both an e-bike and e-scooter and it’s lovely.

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• Izzgo@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  To me, the key is remembering that slower traffic belongs on the right (in the US at least). So pay attention to traffic around you, travel on the vehicle side of the road rather than facing oncoming cars, and if you're passing then pass on the left (in the US) .

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• uis@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Speed in MPH? Totally fine then.

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• grue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I go max 15 MPH on my escooter

  How fast is it capable of going? If it’s 20mph or less (same as a Class 2 e-bike, which is typically the max allowed on multi-use paths) then I’m fine with it.

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  • ericbomb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    15 is the max for this little one!

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• csfirecracker@lemmyf.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m in Canada but I would definitely say the scooters in the bike lane are no more trouble than a slower cyclist. Scoot a away!

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• lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I wish there were more moderately paced e-scooters using bike lanes. I like to race them lol. Instead they’re usually going against traffic and/or on sidewalks. Please avoid doing those things if you can.

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• doleo@lemmy.one [bot] ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I know you’ve basically spelled it out by using MPH and by simply being on the internet, but you might want to make it clear which country you’re in. I mean, where I’m living, it’s 100% ok for you to be in a bike line. Legally and socially speaking. But I doubt we’re in the same place right now!

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  • theplanlessman@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    For what it’s worth the UK uses mph and we’ve had the Internet for a little while now too, and here e-scooters are technically illegal to ride anywhere other than on private land, i.e. not on pavement, on bike lanes or on the road.

    The exception is if you’re in one of the cities which is operating a “trial” rental scheme, in which case the rental company will let you know where they think you should ride. But I believe even in those areas privately owned e-scooters remain illegal to use in public.

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• greenteadrinker@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  As long as you follow the rules of the road, I’m cool with it. The problems I have are with scooter users who ride against traffic

  And personally I wouldn’t want you to go on the sidewalk. I’d rather you stay the course and let me pass as it is a bit more predictable that way

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  • ericbomb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    True! But I would assume you are passing me on the passing side, so I just do it so that way you can pass me by being in the bike lane, while I go more towards the sidewalk.

    But yeah going against traffic in bike lane is cringe.

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    • buddhabound@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Even if you’re going off to the side you’re on, it’s a distraction. It will draw my attention back to see if you’ve fallen, crashed, or gotten hurt. I will check my mirrors for you to see if there are additional dangers to me. I ride around bike-like objects all the time. Passing you isn’t even going to be a thing that I notice. You’ll get a “On your left, passing” from me when I’m about to go by so you know not to do any funny business in my direction. I don’t expect you to exit the lane. Heck, if you’re doing 15MPH, we might ride and bullshit with each other for a bit.

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• electromage@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  In Seattle they are illegal to ride on sidewalks or streets signed >25MPH.

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• pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  yes, we have a bikeshare network here in Estonia

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• njordomir@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I was behind someone on an escooter on my city’s multi-use paths lately. Neither of us was supposed to be there, and no one cares, nor is the street a good option for either of us, me on my class 3 ebike and them on their electric scooter. I just make sure to stay under 20 on paths and to ring before passing anyone so i don’t startle them (or their dogs). You sound very considerate, so as long as you are going the right direction, I think you should be okay.

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• PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You can’t be worse than the bicyclists, go for it.

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  • PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Please stay off the sidewalks.

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• randomUsername1234@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  In addition to the things already said - rules of the road and not riding against me in the bike lane - I’d ask as a cyclist please be informed on local politics. A lot of us silly folks you see in the full racing get up are also the folks who have fought to get bike lanes in place. We need more pedestrians, cyclists and other modes of non-car transportation to be a united voting front. Especially in the US where one bad local election can see bike lanes and dividers get removed. It’s happening right now in a few parts of LA, which also has a large amount of rental scooters.

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  • ericbomb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    True!

    The bike lanes are… not impressive around here and often missing from where I most need them.

    But the ones I do have were probably fought for by the bike riders.

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• riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  seems kinda concerning u would be drive on the sidewalk if it werent shit. the side walk is for pedastrians to who u pose a serious threat. over here ppl with e shooter always take the bike lane or road (like a bike). after all they are a lot closer to a bike than a pedestrian

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• the16bitgamer@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Not here. More annoyed about them on side walks than bike lanes.

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• Nemo@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  As long as you’re matching speed of (bike) traffic and not salmoning you’re fine.

  Please don’t go on the sidewalk, it’s unsafe for both you and pedestrians.

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  • ericbomb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Oh more like I slow down to walk on sidewalk if bike lane traffic is too much.

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• Decoy321@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I wouldn’t mind you using the lane, especially with how considerate you are!

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