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Wizywig t1_iufqieg wrote

Reply to comment by MadLintElf in Fires from exploding e-bike batteries multiply in NYC — sometimes fatally by zsreport

a) there needs to be a regalatory charger protocol so that there's no such thing as mismatched chargers

b) we need to force inspections on ebikes just like we do with cars. They need to be license plated and restricted. That way we can say what types of batteries are permitted and inspections mandatory

Unfortunately public safety.

But unfortunately ebikes don't fit the motor vehicle description because they're too slow for MV and too fast for manual bikes. It creates a very weird gap in the law.

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MadLintElf t1_iuio7is wrote

And boy do we love to exploit gaps in the law since people are making money and other people are being misled at the least and seriously harmed at the worst.

Here in NYC I've been hit by two e-bikes in the last 3 years. Both times they were on the sidewalk at night, no lights and I was hit from behind.

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Wizywig t1_iuj4qvm wrote

Streets are suggestions

Traffic laws are suggestions

Red lights are suggestions

Speed limits are suggestions

Lights on the vehicle are suggestions

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I wasn't hit, but came close to running multiple over as they cut into me. It is a menace.

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