[bigwheeler]

It definitely helped that Denver (and these days Colorado in general) has one of the largest networks of bike paths in the United States. Well beyond bike lanes, the paths are separate from roads and don’t intersect with roads. So all of these e-bikes can zip around without worrying about lunatics Zooming while driving. I’d love to use an e-bike to get around, but I’m not a fan of sharing the sidewalkless, shoulderless roads that seem to be everywhere in the state I currently live in.

[edvinbesic]

Living in Boulder I have however noticed that most of the trails now have “no e-bike” signs as some of those are closer to electric scooters in terms of speed so YMMV I guess even around here.

[jimt1234]

Thanks, I never knew that about Denver. And yes, bike paths, separate from roads, are the answer, not road sharing with cars. A teenager was killed on an e-bike a few miles from my house just last week: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/stor...

[ehnto]

That's a major problem, I wouldn't cycle without good paths. The risks are too high, and I don't particularly like the idea of such an ignoble death as being smooshed by someone who was glancing at their phone and didn't see me. Death by tiktok, no thanks.

I do ride some shared roads but they are low-traffic side streets, and I have to zip down an inner city bike lane on my commute but again, totally different to a shoulderless high speed road.