Additional to yesterday’s put up in regards to the electrical bicycles, not too way back I seen the next tweet:
Because it occurred, it wasn’t very chilly in any respect that day, so it appeared somewhat untimely to start out congratulating folks for biking by way of the winter:
Belief me, when it’s actually chilly no one’s driving besides the supply folks.
What is kind of helpful about this tweet although is that it’s a terrific core pattern of two-wheeled site visitors in Manhattan, and subsequently it’s a terrific alternative to try who’s driving what. So let’s crunch some numbers!
By my depend, which was admittedly hasty, I noticed 22 complete riders, which breaks down as follows:
- E-delivery bikes: 7
- E-Citi bikes: 5
- Commonplace Citi bikes: 4
- Sport/highway bikes: 1
- Stand-up e-scooters: 2
- Folding bikes: 1
- Upright/hybrid bikes: 1
- Personal e-cargo bikes: 1
Once more, that’s a tough depend, and I will not be proper about every little thing. For instance, folks with reflective vests and voluminous selfmade hand covers are often supply folks, however you by no means know:
Additionally, after I see a motorcycle with a toddler’s seat I simply assume it’s a non-public cargo bike, however who is aware of, possibly he’s a supply one who took benefit of that REI “unique low cost:”
In any case, with that caveat, let’s VISUALIZE utilizing unexpectedly produced graphs. Primarily based completely on this pattern, right here’s how a lot of the bike lane site visitors in New York Metropolis is electrical:
Right here’s how a lot of it’s industrial:
Right here’s how a lot of it’s stand-up scooters:
And right here’s how a lot of it’s Fredly:
Sorry, Fred:
Oh, and I believe I noticed possibly two ladies:
A lot for closing that gender hole.
After all, not solely am I counting unexpectedly, however it is a very small pattern at a really particular time and in a really particular place. There’s plenty of stuff you see in New York Metropolis on a regular basis that you simply don’t see right here: motor scooters, different kinds of electrical contraptions (e-skateboards, Onewheels and the like), and naturally folks on fixies with downhill bars wider than their bikes are lengthy. Nonetheless, whenever you’re contemplating whether or not or not e-bikes are the truth is extra harmful, it’s helpful to know what bike (or bike-adjacent) site visitors really appears like, and I’d wager this pattern is pretty correct. So if 68% of “bike” site visitors in New York is e-bikes, and 75% of “bike” deaths contain e-bikes, then that’s pretty proportional.
Or not, what the hell do I do know?
