this little vehicle traveled much faster than i could across the flat parking lots so i couldn't catch it to pass, but it traveled quite slowly up hills. more annoyingly, it couldn't go anywhere near the speed of a pedal driven bicycle on the long enjoyable downhill from ucsc to mission street in santa cruz. this meant i had to brake the entire way down, which is a very unfortunate use of all that gravity. i realize that it is a very energy conscious means of getting to work, probably using less electricity than a toaster, but my question to you is, is this vehicle pictured above a bicycle, and does it deserve to be on the bike path?
i am quite familiar with electric bicycles. an electric bicycle is a standard bicycle, with pedals, that also has an electric motor (see below) to supplement pedaling during hills or something. this way the rider doesn't get all sweaty on the way to work, a major complaint of commuting by bike. i do believe these earn themselves a place in bike lanes and paths. they are bikes.
as you may have guessed, i don't think that the little yellow vehicle above (adorably named 'the wizard') is a bicycle, and i don't think it should be on bike paths going to fast in the flats and too slow on hills. i've said my peace.
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