Why is the guardian conflating E motorbikes and normal legal ebikes? Overpowered ebikes are already illegal on roads. We either need to enforce it more or the commonwealth needs to ban them being imported.
‘Take them away, crush them’: Australia faces an ebike surge that some say poses a health emergency
Submitted 2 months ago by Luniio@lemmy.world to australia@aussie.zone
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DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Taleya@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Because one of these is a relative rarity and the other could be in your garage right now!!!
Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Why is the guardian conflating E motorbikes and normal legal ebikes?
The article is about illegal e-bikes that bypass the speed restrictions.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 months ago
We need to invest in bike infrastructure.
observes_depths@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Funny how no one remembers that cars have been killing pedestrians for decades, but somehow bikes are the problem.
Psiczar@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Most people don’t drive cars in parks or on footpaths.
TimePencil@infosec.exchange 2 months ago
@Psiczar wrote, "Most people don’t drive cars in parks or on footpaths."
Given the many flame wars that have erupted on this issue, I was kinda disappointed that nobody has yet responded,
"What do mean by 'most' people? Where did you get your data from? Have you got any proof to back up your statement?"🤪
makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Kids. You can’t social media anymore. Go outside!
Kids. You can’t go outside. Go back and hide in your rooms.
Ffs
Psiczar@aussie.zone 2 months ago
It’s more:
Parents. Don’t buy you’re kids unrestricted e-bikes and let them ride them on the footpath and hit someone.
Ffs
galoisghost@aussie.zone 2 months ago
Fuck me that article came across as a bunch of boring old farts yelling at those damn kids.
Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
No kidding
they are talking about bikes here
ozeng@aus.social 2 months ago
@Sidyctism2 @galoisghost because they’ve already shown how well they can regulate nicotine