Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!
"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"
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It's a little sad that we need to actually say this, but:
Don't be an asshole or you will be permanently banned.
Respectful debate is totally OK, criticizing a product is fine, but being verbally abusive will not be tolerated.
Focus on discussing the idea, not attacking the person.
I'd be willing to bet that 99% of the bicycle failures that lead to crash are directly a result of not servicing that fucking bike.
Something's loose, wear and tear not checked or bike not inspected after crash and failure of some part not noticed due to lack inspection
“In the study, 298 regular cyclists – who rode at least once a week over six months – were surveyed and found that 11.4% of respondents said they'd had an accident they believed was due to a bike fault that was previously unknown.”
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1814-0357Julie Hatfield1, http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5686-1729Soufiane Boufous1, Andrew Roman Novak2
Correspondence to Dr Julie Hatfield; [email protected]
Background Structural weakness may occur within bicycles (eg, during manufacture or impact) and may result in sudden failure and serious injuries. While some indicators of structural weakness may be detected by visual inspection, others require more advanced non-destructive tests. Available research is yet to adequately examine bicycle riders’ awareness and experience of the structural weakness in bicycles, or their knowledge and use of testing methods.
Methods An online cross-section survey of 298 bicycle riders was conducted to address these knowledge gaps.
Results 11.4% of respondents had experienced at least one crash that they suspected was due partly to structural weakness, with just over half resulting in injury and just under half involving costs greater than $A500. About 25% of respondents had a component replaced because of ‘failure during normal use’. More than one third did not think it was necessary to test for indicators or weaknesses when buying a used bicycle, or after a crash. Testing was most likely following motor vehicle collisions and for bicycles with carbon components. Visual inspection was the most reported form of testing and only 42% of respondents reported being aware of any non-destructive methods of testing.
Discussion and conclusions 11.4% of respondents had experienced at least one crash that they suspected was due partly to structural weakness, with just over half resulting in injury and just under half involving costs greater than $A500. About 25% of respondents had a component replaced because of ‘failure during normal use’. More than one-third did not think it was necessary to test for indicators or weaknesses when buying a used bicycle or after a crash. Testing was most likely following motor vehicle collisions and for bicycles with carbon components. Visual inspection was the most reported form of testing, and only 42% of respondents reported being aware of any non-destructive methods of testing.
Results suggest that structural weakness in bicycles is fairly common while awareness of the issue, and methods of testing for it, is limited. Public education about when and how to test for weakness (eg, after any crash), and improvement in production standards and quality assurance, may reduce injuries due to bicycle failure.
I'm surprised.
My the worst failure was broken chain when I was climbing a hill.
And many blown tubes, but no accidents.
More like non-structural, composite pads and metal discs - unpredictable during rainy weather.
Got fallen on my side on wet surface, because of blocked front wheel.