So I saw someone on one of these today and my question is...

Mr Doof

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Same reason people ride these?


That is the worst of both worlds (car and motorcycle) without as much benefits either provides.

As for the original question, I'd guess:

1 Never have enough toys.
2 Electric!
3 Different!
4 Salespeople sell the sh!t out stuff.
5 "What I want to do is too dangerous, so I need a crutch."
 
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Electric bikes are under the radar right now as far as compliance goes. Most bike trails have a "no motorized vehicles" policy, but you see these electric bikes going 30mph down the trail.

Any second now, a kid on the bike trail is gonna get plowed by an electric bike, and there will be no more of that.
 

Bob Dobbalina

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Electric bikes are under the radar right now as far as compliance goes. Most bike trails have a "no motorized vehicles" policy, but you see these electric bikes going 30mph down the trail.

Any second now, a kid on the bike trail is gonna get plowed by an electric bike, and there will be no more of that.

They. are. everywhere here. It's refreshing to see someone on a bike with no battery. But yeah, fools are basically riding motorcycles on the sidewalk.