Mitt Romney calls new bike lanes 'the height of stupidity' as bicyclists press Congress to make roads safer and e-bikes cheaper
Republican lawmakers are far from on board. The E-BIKE Act faces an especially uphill battle on the Hill with a GOP-controlled House.
"I'm not going to spend money on buying e-bikes for people like me who have bought them — they're expensive," he said."Removing automobile lanes to put in bike lanes is, in my opinion, the height of stupidity, it means more cars backing up, creating more emissions." "Cycling is the most efficient form of human transportation ever devised. By burning calories instead of fossil fuels, we can make our communities healthier and more livable," Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who helped introduce the bill,."With an e-bike, anyone can be a bike commuter, but the high cost discourages too many consumers."
Some GOP leaders have explicitly stoked fear about progressive efforts to make cities more livable. Last year, Republican Sen. Tom Cottonthat Democrats"want to make you live in downtown areas, and high-rise buildings, and walk to work, or take the subway, or ride an electric scooter" and"make us all poor."
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