Joseph Simons 🍁 🌱<p>More from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@electrek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>electrek</span></a></span>: "The truth is, <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electric</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bikes</span></a> aren’t the menace. They’re a <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/solution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solution</span></a>. They’re one of the few glimmers of hope in a <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transportation</span></a> system drowning in <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/congestion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congestion</span></a>, and daily <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/tragedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tragedy</span></a>. They make mobility cheaper, cleaner, and more accessible. And yet we treat them like an invasive species because they disrupt the dominance of the automobile."<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/waronbikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waronbikes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/waroncars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waroncars</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/saferstreets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saferstreets</span></a><br><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/07/20/if-you-think-electric-bikes-are-bad-theres-a-much-bigger-menace-hitting-our-roads/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2025/07/20/if-you-</span><span class="invisible">think-electric-bikes-are-bad-theres-a-much-bigger-menace-hitting-our-roads/</span></a></p>