Re:A proactive approach to e-scooter safety
by pintxo on Thursday February 06, 2020 @12:17PM
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20 mph sounds way over the top for average city cycling. Anecdotally most people running stoplights seem to not exceed 12 mph, as I frequently overtake them shortly after getting my green light.
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Re:A proactive approach to e-scooter safety
by btrettel on Thursday February 06, 2020 @12:23PM
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I was thinking that too, but it turns out that the percentage increase in energy is independent of the speed in a fairly simple model: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22257938