We visited Nijmegen, the oldest city in the Netherlands, to ride with avid cargo bike advocate Jos Sluijsmans. Sluijsmans is an organizer of the Internationa...
As good as it is compared to giant vehicles, even a Kei van is significantly heavier and bigger than a cargo bike that you should still be able to lift (at least unloaded). Also, more expensive because it’s more material.
And yes, being able to use leg power (for health and vehicle power) is a significantly good thing particularly when you’re sinking a large portion of your time/life into travel.
That and I’d say some of the idea is that you don’t need a car to deliver a pizza, and that many trips need less vehicle than is currently used. If you take a bike for 1 trip and a van for something that needs it, that’s still a win.
(Though yeah, I can see both the appeal of and problem with bulky commercial bikes in bike lanes, though hours or other restrictions might help)
As good as it is compared to giant vehicles, even a Kei van is significantly heavier and bigger than a cargo bike that you should still be able to lift (at least unloaded). Also, more expensive because it’s more material.
And yes, being able to use leg power (for health and vehicle power) is a significantly good thing particularly when you’re sinking a large portion of your time/life into travel.
That and I’d say some of the idea is that you don’t need a car to deliver a pizza, and that many trips need less vehicle than is currently used. If you take a bike for 1 trip and a van for something that needs it, that’s still a win.
(Though yeah, I can see both the appeal of and problem with bulky commercial bikes in bike lanes, though hours or other restrictions might help)