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The draconian New Jersey e-bike laws had exactly the effect everyone feared (electrek.co)

submitted 1 month ago by supersquirrel@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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[–] Photonic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They could, but most people don’t. That’s why legislation works.

There is also nothing misleading about the graph.

Seatbelts = legislation.

Airbags = legislation.

Why do you think car manufacturers installed an unpopular piece of equipment at extra costs in the first place? Not from the goodness of their hearts.