I've done an awful lot of walking on sidewalks in the last 20 years and have yet to be run into by either a scooter or a bicyclist. A few bicyclists came close. No scooters have ever come close.
In the interest of safety and community-acceptance, E-bikes and E-scooters should include 2 user-selectible modes - street mode and sidewalk mode. Sidewalk mode would have a "safe" reduced maximum speed. Users would be advised to use sidewalk mode to easily limit speed when riding on sidewalks with pedestrian "congestion".
For perspective: I am a 76-year-old climate activist who, 3 years ago to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, put my automobile into storage in favor of walking and pedal-bicycling. I generally ride on the sidewalk to minimize my risk from automobiles. (Fact - injury and death by automobile are very real threats.) Seattle, my home town, has a decent bike-lane infrastructure, but, compared to bike lanes, sidewalks are one level futher distanced from automobiles.
Changing topic, go GreenBetween 13C-30C/55F-85F. Don't heat above 13C/55F. Don't cool below 30C/85F. Do it yourself. Tenaciously encourage others to do the same. https://greenbetween.home.blog
I've done an awful lot of walking on sidewalks in the last 20 years and have yet to be run into by either a scooter or a bicyclist. A few bicyclists came close. No scooters have ever come close.
In the interest of safety and community-acceptance, E-bikes and E-scooters should include 2 user-selectible modes - street mode and sidewalk mode. Sidewalk mode would have a "safe" reduced maximum speed. Users would be advised to use sidewalk mode to easily limit speed when riding on sidewalks with pedestrian "congestion".
For perspective: I am a 76-year-old climate activist who, 3 years ago to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, put my automobile into storage in favor of walking and pedal-bicycling. I generally ride on the sidewalk to minimize my risk from automobiles. (Fact - injury and death by automobile are very real threats.) Seattle, my home town, has a decent bike-lane infrastructure, but, compared to bike lanes, sidewalks are one level futher distanced from automobiles.
Changing topic, go GreenBetween 13C-30C/55F-85F. Don't heat above 13C/55F. Don't cool below 30C/85F. Do it yourself. Tenaciously encourage others to do the same. https://greenbetween.home.blog
Bravo for the clear focus on what the real problem is in our cities — cars!