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E-bike rules in Australia will soon change with possible ban on sale of bikes faster than 25km/h (www.brisbanetimes.com.au)
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[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't know what reason they could possibly have, tbh.

I imagine that car drivers see the people on bikes and scooters, and just get mad.

They'll say it is for safety or whatever, and I do think people on bikes and scooters underestimate how scary it feels to be a pedestrian and have a bike pass by closely, but if you keep asking questions, it seems like they just want cars to predominate and are threatened by non-cars.