You have baths smelled, heard and felt irritation. A moped comes whizzing past, perhaps honking and with a beer crate back. Fortunately, there is now an alternative for those who want to be able to get around easily, independent of public transport without buying your own car or moped. As electric bicycles are becoming more widespread in Denmark, the technology improved and come out among environmentally conscious students.

Without sweat, travel card or petrol

When more students today are showing interest in elcyklen is due to both higher prices for public transport, a desire to arrive at its destination without too much sweat and a desire to be more environmentally friendly.

With elcyklen opportunity arises for just that. You charge the battery overnight and then - depending on the battery capacity and the cycle consumption enough power to run between 30 and 70 km with the engine turned on without emitting much _of CO _2.

A dangerous bike ride

Completely without a back is elcyklen not. For while prices for electric bicycles decreases with time, it seems from the statistics seem that a trip on elcyklen still more dangerous than a trip on a normal, rye driven bicycle without motor.

A study by the Danish Road Directorate show that in 10 Danes who have died in traffic the past three years drove on the bike. This is relatively high compared to the number of As to the study, it should also be that common to all of them was that they were over 63 years.

It belongs so that it is older people who are most at risk when they move in traffic. Therefore it makes no sense unique to give elcyklen 'blame' for this. As there are more young people with electric bicycles is the prediction that there will be a fall 'risk'.

Are you turned on the idea?

If you are young, you really would like to be one of the first to join the wave, you can stop by the blog DinElcykel.dk where various guides and tests of electric bicycles.

// This news item was made in collaboration with DinElcykel.dk