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They don’t have to advertise that they are legal for road use to sell them to people intending to use them on the road. Another example: a number of e-bike supp

They don’t have to advertise that they are legal for road use to sell them to people intending to use them on the road. Another example: a number of e-bike suppliers sell parts that are explicitly described as not road-legal. People may buy them precisely because they are advertised as being faster or more powerful than what is sold in retail stores.

V__ 4y ago
> a number of e-bike suppliers sell parts that are explicitly described as not road-legal. That's fair play. The user knows exactly that he is breaking the law, and he can be punished. Google advertises Analytics for online-shops, websites etc. Cases in which the product can't be used legally and the user doesn't know it.
- spookie 4y ago
  It's not the end user, it's the website owner. And yes, you are responsible for your website.
  - V__ 4y ago
    The website owner is the end user of Analytics, but even if not: Why should the distinction matter? For example: I'm also responsible for my car but if it's (by design) not road legal, why should I be responsible to be sure of that and not the carmaker?
    - spookie 4y ago
      Idk where you live, but I'm responsible for making sure that my car stays road legal. And I would be responsible to make sure it was from the start if I had built it myself wink wink
      - V__ 4y ago
        Of course, but if you bought a brand new vehicle and it wasn't road legal by design you wouldn't be.
        bloak 4y ago
        In the UK, if you want to use a vehicle on the roads it's your responsibility to get it taxed and insured and so on. In the process of doing that you'll find out whether it's legally usable on the roads. There are various kinds of agricultural, recreational and construction vehicle that can't be driven on the roads: you put them on a trailer for moving them from site to site.
        V__ 4y ago
        You are missing my point, or I'm unable to convey it: If your brand-new car comes with a by design defective (and illegal) airbag or a by design frame which breaks after a few hundred miles and this results in a death, you won't be responsible. You also are not responsible to check whether your car was designed to legal norms and standards. If it's sold to you as road legal you can expect it to be road legal.

V__ 4y ago

> a number of e-bike suppliers sell parts that are explicitly described as not road-legal. That's fair play. The user knows exactly that he is breaking the law, and he can be punished. Google advertises Analytics for online-shops, websites etc. Cases in which the product can't be used legally and the user doesn't know it.

spookie 4y ago
It's not the end user, it's the website owner. And yes, you are responsible for your website.
- V__ 4y ago
  The website owner is the end user of Analytics, but even if not: Why should the distinction matter? For example: I'm also responsible for my car but if it's (by design) not road legal, why should I be responsible to be sure of that and not the carmaker?
  - spookie 4y ago
    Idk where you live, but I'm responsible for making sure that my car stays road legal. And I would be responsible to make sure it was from the start if I had built it myself wink wink
    - V__ 4y ago
      Of course, but if you bought a brand new vehicle and it wasn't road legal by design you wouldn't be.
      - bloak 4y ago
        In the UK, if you want to use a vehicle on the roads it's your responsibility to get it taxed and insured and so on. In the process of doing that you'll find out whether it's legally usable on the roads. There are various kinds of agricultural, recreational and construction vehicle that can't be driven on the roads: you put them on a trailer for moving them from site to site.
        V__ 4y ago
        You are missing my point, or I'm unable to convey it: If your brand-new car comes with a by design defective (and illegal) airbag or a by design frame which breaks after a few hundred miles and this results in a death, you won't be responsible. You also are not responsible to check whether your car was designed to legal norms and standards. If it's sold to you as road legal you can expect it to be road legal.