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Except of course none of these are issues for biking. Weather situation is the same as walking; you need to dress properly.

And there are countless solution for carrying kids or groceries. We go to kindergarten everyday by bike, a child trailer works very well.

> Or you might need to go faster than an ebike can legally go (12mph).

Yes, then you use the car or public transport.



> Weather situation is the same as walking; you need to dress properly.

I love my ebike but that's not really true. Weather feels much more extreme on a bike, IMO. In the rain I get much wetter on my bike than walking. In the cold the weather hurts my hands and eyes. In the sun I sweat more, because biking is exercise unless I go throttle-only.

And of course there's the danger aspect. Walking in the rain is not a safety risk for me at all. Biking in the rain is not as safe.

So I mostly use my ebike in mild weather conditions and choose other options at the extremes.


> Except of course none of these are issues for biking

Except they all are

> Weather situation is the same as walking

But we're not talking about bikes replacing walking, we're talking about bikes replacing cars.




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