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The logic behind NYC's push to force license plates on electric bicycles
- not_your_vase 2y ago> strange fixation on a relatively minor threat to pedestrians That's one way to say "I use a car in the city and never walk" without saying "I use a car in the city and never walk".
- ConspiracyFact 2y ago>With cars causing over 10x the fatalities and significantly higher than 10x the serious injuries to pedestrians, targeting e-bikes in this context is a bit like standing in the middle of a rainstorm and remarking about the high humidity. What's the ratio of cars on the road to e-bikes on the roads/sidewalks? 1000:1? If e-bikes cause 10% as many fatalities as cars, they're actually super dangerous.
- timonoko 2y agoThe World: "Motorized vehicle moving faster than 25 kph is a motorcycle and needs plates, education, helmet and insurance." Americans: <something> -- which has nothing to do with road safety.