FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.worldM to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoE-Moto Rider Calls Park Rangers "Karens", Returns To Trail They Told Him To Leavewww.bikemag.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down13
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minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoIt’s a question of how powerful they are, motocross bikes can easily reach speeds that would be fatal if they hit a pedestrian. E bikes, while they can potentially kill someone, are much slower.
minus-squaremars296@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agohttps://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2024-02-16/key-biscayne-bans-e-bikes-and-scooters Two days after a beloved island tutor was killed in a collision with an e-bike, Key Biscayne’s Council banned all micro-mobility devices, effective immediately.
minus-squarePlantObserver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoShould probably ban cars first if killing one person is the criteria
minus-squaremars296@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoMore likely I think we will see strict limits on what is considered an ebike and what is an e-motorcycle that is only allowed on roads.
It’s a question of how powerful they are, motocross bikes can easily reach speeds that would be fatal if they hit a pedestrian.
E bikes, while they can potentially kill someone, are much slower.
https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2024-02-16/key-biscayne-bans-e-bikes-and-scooters
Should probably ban cars first if killing one person is the criteria
More likely I think we will see strict limits on what is considered an ebike and what is an e-motorcycle that is only allowed on roads.