From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:14:52 -0400, Ed P wrote:   
      
   > E Bikes are becoming very popular.  Cheap easy transportation, they are   
   > good for a lot of people.  With risk, though, much from stupidity.   
   >   
   > https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2025/10/24/st--petersburg-police-e-   
   bike   
      
   The local subreddit had a thread yesterday about a guy who rides around on   
   a onewheel and seems to have a death wish. So far there haven't been any   
   city ordinances but as e-bikes and e-scooters proliferate it's a matter of   
   time. I think the Forest Service has banned them and they are now added to   
   the prohibited signs at trailheads. The icon is a bicycle with an electric   
   cord with a red slash.   
      
      
   > Last night I was out late and ahead I saw a blinking red light.  From 50   
   > yards away, it was more like a firefly than signal light.  From 5 yards,   
   > not much better. At a traffic light I pulled next to him.  Dimly lit   
   > street, poor flashing light, no headlight, black bike and the rider   
   > wearing black too.   
   >   
   > I hope he made it home.   
      
   When I go home at night most of the trip is on rural roads with no street   
   lights. I've found even a very visible red blinker attracts my attention   
   in all the darkness and I tend to aim at it. Target fixation.   
      
   It's worse in the city with bicycles being the preferred mode of   
   transportation for the homeless. They aren't too big on safety equipment   
   or common sense. The homeless pedestrians are no better but they don't   
   move as fast.   
      
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