pstarr wrote:So Outcast, should one parse your latest post as a ringing denunciation of electric bikes? How doomerish? tsk tsk
As I see it, AI electric-bike technology paired Tesla-bored tunnels should be a handy replacement for those outdated, outmoded and antiquated devices we call subways. How jejune and tired was that? It's about time Civilization Ver 1.0 was replaced with something new and exciting.
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No, just not an ideal (or even good) solution for winter weather, which much of the stretch planned certainly will be. And I'll add bad/stormy weather for all four seasons. Better than nothing for people in good enough health to ride them, and risk a potential lethal accident with a car, when the weather is good? Sure.
In principle, I love eBikes (or the scooters you can ride, more like motorcycles) as an option, when the weather is good. Once they're cheap enough, reliable enough, and repair shops are common enough, they can replace a tremendous amount of in-city commutes, as far as I'm concerned.
I have no problem with subways IF they're well maintained and run well. This is something places like Western Europe seem to handle better than the US, re passenger trains of all types. My problem is with crooked, incompetent politicians who completely mess up a big subway system and abdicate all responsibility. (Source, various NYT articles on the NYC subway fiasco over the past 18 months or so).