How Germany became Europe's cargo bike hub

Re:How Germany became Europe's cargo bike hub by fulafel on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:11PM (#29555045)

Why is this more necessary for cargo bikes than for eg scooters which are similarly impractical to carry around?

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Re:How Germany became Europe's cargo bike hub by jdavis703 on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:25PM (#29555233)

A kick scooter weighs about 5 pounds and folds up. An electric kick scooter is maybe 30 pounds, and again folds up.

A cargo bike is 60 or 80 pounds, and generally don’t collapse (yes, I know some models do).

So it’s easier to carry a scooter up stairs than it is a cargo bike.

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Re:How Germany became Europe's cargo bike hub by fulafel on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:38PM (#29555431)

I was thinking of a classic gas powered motor scooter, you frequently see those parked in streets in these cities.

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Re:How Germany became Europe's cargo bike hub by tmalsburg2 on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:48PM (#29555596)

It’s not, at least not everywhere. In my neighborhood everyone locks their cargo bikes on the street and it’s fine. That’s in the center of a bigger German city.

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