Taipan wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 5:48 pm
A few years ago, there was deffo a surge of scooters as commuters in London, but I don't think that's the case anymore. They are giving way to cycles and leccy scooters. Also, I don't think i see anything like the bikes I used on my main road commute. I think younger generations are much more environmentally aware and will embrace the move from ICE vehicles to electric ones, so unless leccy motorbikes drop dramatically in price, people will just use eMtBs and escooters instead.
I agree. I'd add that, thanks to the drive by the mayor and TfL to promote cycling - arguably at the expense of all other road transport modes - motorcycling has become less practical in London than it was 5+ years ago. Consequently the best way to make progress on a short/medium commute (say up to 10km) is to be on a bicycle, including e-bikes, not least becasue of access to cycle lanes. I know for sure that if I were still commuting from SW11 to the City or West End I'd do it on my e-bike. I suspect this is a trend that's spreading to other cities.
