RE: E-Bikes on the increase, and so is discourtesy of use!
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it's spot on how they've disrupted urban mobility for the better, slashing car trips and emissions, but at the cost of some riders turning streets into free-for-alls. I especially appreciated your nod to economic incentives like minute-based pricing fueling risky shortcuts; shifting to distance models, as you mentioned with Bolt, could indeed temper that rush. One minor quibble: the bit about "imperil mobility people" left me pondering if you meant folks with mobility challenges—totally get the intent, though, as those haphazardly parked bikes are a real hazard. Overall, your call for tech fixes like geo-fencing and cultural nudges via campaigns echoes classic sociological shifts in norms, much like the seatbelt era.
That was it, the less mobile are less able to jump out of the way!