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Metroid_Dread t1_jaa0so4 wrote
Just ban this shit already, we can wait 2 extra minutes for Uber Eats.
atyppo t1_jaaui0z wrote
Seriously. I'm so sick of these and mopeds. These are the two groups of people that make cyclists look like assholes. A device that allows you to go 30 MPH with no effort is not a bicycle. It's a motor vehicle and ought to be treated as such. Most people can't even sustain 20 MPH for an extended period on a bike, yet e-bikes bring the bar for idiots down significantly.
Belikekermit t1_jaeyffy wrote
Oh hell no, cyclists were assholes way before these battery powered bikes.
jae343 t1_jabsfkw wrote
Is it really the waiting issue or gig workers desire to be able to pick up more deliveries so they can make more money?
pixel_of_moral_decay t1_jacm4c8 wrote
Could just pay them more per delivery.
This is just socializing the cost of delivery so the company can make slightly more profit.
Let’s not pretend it’s anything else.
Halfhand84 t1_jabo9qs wrote
For real, shits gotten way out of hand.
aviciiavbdeadpunk t1_ja9g48m wrote
n 2022, FDNY said there were 191 fires, 140 injuries, and six deaths from lithium-ion fires in the city.
Also Friday, Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh held a public safety briefing, giving an update on the increasing number of lithium-ion battery-related fires. "It is alarming and dangerous. That's why I am urging all New Yorkers to take a closer look at what they are buying to ensure the items are certified by UL or another testing and certification company."
The New York City Council is considering bills to address lithium-ion battery safety, with the FDNY already agreeing with the language. The bills include prohibiting the sale and assembly of second-hand batteries that have been assembled or reconditioned, and requiring mobility device batteries to be listed and labeled by a nationally recognized testing laboratory or other approved organization to be sold.
1600hazenstreet t1_jaaet75 wrote
No language on enforcement, and compliance.
Belikekermit t1_jaeym5a wrote
No way to enforce this. None, unless you make them register the bike and somehow tag the battery.
-obeytherules t1_jaahpg6 wrote
nah r/banebikes & r/fuckebikes
lets just bitch and moan online for up doots
Shreddersaurusrex t1_jacqxus wrote
Wow, I’ve heard of guys having storage spots to charge up their bike batteries.
Ultimately the gig economy is exploitative so this is why drivers use these bikes. Should go back to the days of delivery zones. If you’re beyond a certain distance order from a place closer to you. I see people ordering food from restaurants over a mile away on the apps. Yet they pay the same or a little worse than they would if they were dining in.
sanjsrik t1_ja9qfaq wrote
They could have gotten a lot more inspected if they had told the FDNY that there were donuts in any of them.
Grass8989 OP t1_ja9to3n wrote
What?
LunchMasterFlex t1_jaa50eq wrote
Yeah. I thought fireman liked chili.
sneubs123 t1_jaalies wrote
You either have your stereotypes mixed up or don’t know what FD stands for.
Grass8989 OP t1_ja98ja8 wrote
“After another fire in the city Friday that officials say was caused by a lithium-ion battery, FDNY and sheriff's office officials inspected five Manhattan bike shops and other locations and found improper storage and charging of hundreds of batteries and dozens of e-mobility devices that violated fire codes.”