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NYC declares war on fast e-bikes, sends cease-and-desist letters to Amazon and Walmart (electrek.co)

submitted 2 weeks ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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[–] kbal@fedia.io -5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I've been to NYC. Once they've dealt with the much larger problem they have with cars, maybe it will then make sense to "crack down on e-bikes."

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can do both. At the same time.

[–] logi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Nononono this is number 543654 on our list. Currently we are all required to concentrate on (checks notes) deforestation in Brazil.

[–] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@fedia.io 14 points 2 weeks ago

No. To fix the car problem, biking needs to be attractive, and fast e-bikes ruin bike safety for regular bikers. This is at least my experience in Amsterdam (Holland), the so-called bike city of the world

[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 11 points 2 weeks ago

Normally I'd be sympathetic to this view, but dealing with misclassified motorcycles at the same time as you deal with cars is not a problem I think

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Dont understand the downvotes. You're right.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 5 points 2 weeks ago

I had a negative impulse because it initially read as "I was there once but I have wisdom on the topic". It sounds like they're weighing in on something they don't have lived experience with.

Also, NYC is one of very few cities in the US that supports a car-free life

[–] kbal@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

There are a lot of people in New York. I'd like to imagine those downvotes coming from some of them resenting an outsider pointing out that their beloved city is only slightly less fucked up by automobiles than every other city in America.