My 3-year-old has started yelling at e-bikers. I taught her well
Earlier this year, I met my first archnemesis in my new neighborhood. She and I accompanied our daughters to school at around the same time every morning, but while I pushed my then-2-year-old in a stroller, she put her 6- or 7-year-old on the back of an electric scooter and zipped along the brick sidewalks at 15 miles per hour. More than once, she almost ran us over.
TL;DR
- The author experienced near-collisions with a neighbor's child on an electric scooter and faced ongoing issues with scooter parking.
- Other examples of perceived lawlessness include un-shoveled sidewalks, sidewalk parking, and dog owners not picking up waste.
- E-bike and e-scooter users are criticized for behaving with the privileges of both pedestrians and drivers without consequences.
- The author proposes ticketing anyone on a bike or scooter who fails to dismount or slow down for pedestrians on sidewalks, or who travels the wrong way on a one-way street.
- Despite owning an e-bike and enjoying riding it, the author is critical of those who disrespect rules and pedestrian rights.
- Abandoned rental scooters blocking sidewalks are another point of contention, impacting access for strollers and wheelchairs.