FAQ - Is bike or scooter riding dangerous?
One of the reasons travellers don't ride bikes is fear. Fear of traffic and fear of the physical effort. Electric bikes and scooters take care of the physical challenges while wE look after the traffic fears. Our tours are designed to utilise a cities bike specific infrastructure and will always offer quieter side streets than main roads. If we do use busier roads, we will give you plenty of warning and suggestions how best to negotiate them. Exploring a city on two wheels is hands down the best way! wE just make it a hell of a lot easier.
wE build three-dimensional hands-free audio experiences. Hands-free is one of the main design elements of our tours. You can absorb yourself in the environment, rather than having to stop regularly and interact with a two dimensional phone. We have seen so many travellers on bike share bike and scooters stopped on the side of the road trying to work out where they are or how to get somewhere. Google maps is limited for bike specific directions and using it creates a disjointed and stressful experience.
In a lot of old European cities many streets are one way so if you don’t have pre mapped ways of getting somewhere you will only get lost. wE just cut out all the frustration and dead ends. When you haven’t ridden somewhere before, every corner is a surprise, you don't want a dangerous or time wasting surprise. You want the joy of discovery knowing wE have you covered.
Having said all of that, you are responsible for your own wellbeing on one of our tours and common sense should prevail. wE help you navigate a city but we can't hold your handlebars and force you to ride responsibly, that's up to you.
Now get out there and explore!