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[TfL free 'Please offer me a seat' badge](https://tfl.gov.uk/transport-accessibility/please-offer-me-a-seat) >'Please offer me a seat' badges and cards can be sent to any address in the UK.

It's [nothing new](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosy_retrospection).

https://xkcd.com/386/

[Legal Drunk Drivers from the 1960s, England](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W_tqQYmgMQg). The big problem is alcohol affects your judgement about how alcohol affects your judgement. That isn't tested on a driving test, and it will change in different environments.

Huge respect to you too for seeing it through.

== Twist and Go == Most brands don't offer twist and go legally. Either they offer it illegally - so the bike can be seized by the police, or they don't offer it to save on compliance costs. Some people, particularly those with disabilities, would value a good value *twist and go* ebike. [Compliance here means type approval](https://www.gov.uk/electric-bike-rules#:~:text=It%20can%20be%20propelled%20up%20to%2015%2E5mph%20without%20pedalling%20but%20only%20if%20it%E2%80%99s%20been%20approved) - you can [Contact the Vehicle Certification Agency](https://www.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk/get-in-touch/) to find out how to do it. (I can't figure it out - but I think it means getting the bike tested in the UK and having a UK representative.) The UK government consulted on changing this rule, so the need for type approval was removed for twist and go, but [decided to do nothing](https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/smarter-regulation-proposed-changes-to-legislation-for-electrically-assisted-pedal-cycles/outcome/proposed-changes-to-legislation-for-electrically-asisted-pedal-cycles-outcome). == Folding ebikes == Other products I don't see are good value ebikes that aren't too heavy, and unwieldy when folded. The undisputed champion here is Brompton, but they're unaffordable for most people. Folding ebikes have a benefit in that they're the only ebikes allowed on public transport in London. Regular ebikes are banned. If money was no object, and security wasn't a problem I think electric bromptons would be the most popular bike. == Cargo Bikes == Cargo box ebikes are all quite expensive. I think people buying bikes for carrying children, among other things, are going to be more appreciative of *TÜV testing*. == Stairs == A lot of ebikes are too difficult to get up stairs, for people who live in flats. Some of this is a problem with the buildings - wheel gutters would help, but even with them, something is missing in the ebike design to help. == Security == === Grinders === Bike theft is rampant - and very poorly policed. The menace is battery powered angle grinders - a bike that has is easy to secure and is grinder proof would be great. [inspiration](https://www.4tress4gates.com/Angle-grinder-attack/)? === Tracking === People might be interested in trackers. Both a GPS tracker and/or a place for an airtag. Generally these are hard to fit afterwards in a way that's secure. The existing car GPS trackers are probably fine (a solved problem with good economies of scale), the problem is they don't fit in bikes securely - and still have radio reception. Preinstalling a tag securely could be attractive, and promoted as "Find my... Bike". Like the [Bike is an accessory to the phone](https://www.android.com/intl/en_uk/learn-find-hub/compatible-devices/). == Charging & Batteries == These are poorly standardized. A ruggedized USB PPS connector could make at least the charging side universal, and in the mean time, a USBC PPS charging port. As a quality product this should support USBC properly, and support charging in both directions. == Amazon Tax == I think if you stand out enough, you don't need to sell on Amazon. I know their fees are very high, and I'd rather not be paying them. == Marketing == >How do we get noticed? We’re builders, not marketing experts. How does an old-school factory stand out without being spammy or looking like just another generic seller? You could try a "group sale" or preorder type system, the idea that you are offering both great pricing and a great product (which you don't get with the cheap stuff on Amazon). Presumably this saves on warehousing and logistics. There are a few brands that seem to have made that work. [Swytch](https://www.swytchbike.com/order-process-explained/) (it was successful, but the company seems to now be in trouble). [Kickstarter](https://help.kickstarter.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005028634-What-are-the-fees) is another thing - it would let you experiment, and see what people will actually pay for, and perhaps establish the brand.

GDPR gives you the *[right to rectification](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/part/3/chapter/3/crossheading/data-subjects-rights-to-rectification-or-erasure-etc/enacted)*. >Where personal data is inaccurate because it is incomplete, the controller must, if so requested by a data subject, complete it. [Contact Apple's data protection officer](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/contact/) and make a [request for rectification](https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/individual-rights/individual-rights/right-to-rectification/).

In the spirit of the ([not very good) What 3 Words](https://w3w.me.ss/), there's [Four King Maps](https://www.fourkingmaps.co.uk/).

>I know im a mug, but what would you do? I'd see if he's stupid enough to incriminate himself in writing (SMS or whatever).

A lot of councils offer free lessons for adults. I think all in London do. I posted [some other stuff](/r/AskUK/comments/1rj48sc/whats_a_completely_normal_thing_youve_never_done/o8bkc5u/) in another thread.

[Victoria Coren-Mitchell's First Bike Ride | Taskmaster | Channel 4](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qJPyVfyubJk) ---- [Tom Scott - I can't ride a bike. How fast can Mike Boyd teach me?](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P7GKK3liv8M) ---- [The Counterintuitive Physics of Turning a Bike](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=llRkf1fnNDM) (short) [Most People Don't Know How Bikes Work](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9cNmUNHSBac) (long, how bikes balance themselves) ---- [Transport for London - cycle skills](https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/cycle-skills) includes links for training.

[What 3 Words is a Mess](https://w3w.me.ss/).

>Road damage rises with the 4th power of weight, so a truck that weighs 44 tons vs a car that weighs 1.5 tons does (44/1.5)4 = 700,000x more damage to the roads than a car [The fourth power law is **per axel**.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law), but each axel's stress is added up. [Assuming 2 & 6 axels](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hgv-maximum-weights/hgv-maximum-weights) it's : 1:27,420.90 Another (industry paid) [source](https://blog.ucs.org/dave-cooke/trucks-cause-the-lions-share-of-road-damage-and-their-industry-wants-you-to-keep-paying-for-it/) claims ^2.3. Whatever it is, it's a lot.

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