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  • lol

    yeah lots of ebikes with throttles out there generally used by Deliveroo riders, I can see the reason why; cheaper than actual moped.

  • From an environmental perspective, it's definitely an improvement over mopeds, but I do wish they wouldn't delimit them. No idea if the one in the above incident was, but I've seen so many.

    Also, the state of this--should probably post this in the Deliveroo thread, but when you phone to get a takeaway from RASA N16 these days, which I rather like doing and have been doing for over 20 years, you get a free curry (I kid you not, and inevitably an excellent one) just because you're not using one of the exploitative 'delivery' companies (really: monopolising information flow and accumulation to force smaller businesses into accepting a huge cut to their takings).

    I mean, I never understood the attraction of ordering pizza to be delivered to your door long before Deliveroo et al. started, but that's probably because I like riding my bike a lot, I don't particularly go for pizza (got nothing against it, it's just not food I turn to first), and I hardly ever get takeaways except from RASA, but I think the current development, where some shit companies are trying to get people to accept having food delivered as the default, is utterly absurd.

  • 100% with you on this, the only time I order a takeaway is if I am ill and cant cook. I also prefer to ride over and collect myself.

    but I do wish they wouldn't delimit them.

    I think these bikes are sold delimited or at least the motor kits arrive from far east like that. There is no legal enforcement.

  • I like my food hot and during really cold times I don’t have the will to pick it up or the equipment to keep it hot on the way home. I find pizza more forgiving than other foods when it comes to being in a tepid state when it’s delivered.

  • We order takeaway rarely, but when we do we order direct for delivery by the shop or pick up. Last time I picked up from the excellent Hungs I was the only civilian there with about 15 delivery fellas from various companies - many on very dodgy ebikes.

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