The main issue is them colliding with pedestrians, but (similar to bike lanes) that's a thing town planners should deal with by creating the right environment.

I'm willing to change my view if people tell me good reasons they are bad.

Yes, there is more environmental impact than a bicycle, but not than an e-bike, and they seem to be good for people reluctant to cycle.

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[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

They're dangerous as fuck. Tiny wheels and very minimal or no suspension means that any bump or small stone in the road is going to send you flying at 25-45 kph.

Electric bicycles are all the conveniences of an e scooter in a much more solid and stable frame, except portability.

[–] DragonSlayer999@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are they statistically more dangerous?

(I'm off to research ths online myself)

[–] DragonSlayer999@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Documents/SRR2201.pdf

Although the existing scientific literature indicates an increase in the use of electric scooters and electric bicycles as well as an increase in electric scooter and electric bicycle rider fatalities and injuries, better quality data, efficient research methods, and replicable results are needed to improve our understanding of electric scooter and electric bicycle safety.

At least 119 electric scooter and electric bicycle fatalities occurred between 2017 and 2021; however, because the crash data are not standardized, they do not provide a robust representation of electric scooter and electric bicycle safety

So it's ambiguous and we don't have data on whethe they're dangerous

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