We have a big problem in #DavisCA with folks who pretend they're riding a e-assist cycle when they like those laws, only acting like a motor vehicle when they like those laws.
This guy illegally passed me on the right when the light turned green (right turn only lane), then pulled ahead and onto the cycle path. It's a Vespa-like motor scooter.
We have a place in town that calls itself AMP Bikes that sells these and food delivery now races along cycle paths and MUP. #BikeTooter#Cycling
@meganL I think the phenomenon of #InducedDemand also applies when the vehicle operator does what seems obvious / what they believe they can get away with. Infrastructure shapes behavior, but the people who build infrastructure are bad at understanding or predicting behavior. The Dutch have this problem with gas scooters too (and maybe high-power ebikes?) but it seems like that was a policy choice of banning them from the roadway. 🤷
@enobacon It's a pretty purposeful design to put pedals on something that can't even actually be used simply so you can get around the law of having to license a motorcycle.
The paths around Davis have shitty designs, but I'm not going to make excuses for homicidal assholes, either.
Design out as much bad behavior as possible, but at some point there has to be enforcement because there are always dangerously selfish assholes.
@meganL people are always going to make bad decisions in a bad system. It's likely more effective to regulate employers, vendors, and manufacturers, or adjust path designs than to try to get cops with guns to make transportation safer. I agree that some enforcement is needed but we don't do any of the "three legs of the stool" effectively (education, enforcement, engineering.)
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