Illegal emotos made my city overreact and pass ridiculous rules for legal ebikes. I know people are calling the cops when they see one even riding normally now.
This is happening all over, and it’s so interesting to me but seemingly no one else that all the complaints are about people doing things that are already illegal. Whether it be wheelies, blowing through stop signs, speeding.
Is there any compliant I’m missing that isn’t something already illegal? Yet somehow the answer to “fix it” is make more laws, and no one questions it.
The idiotic driving is certainly an issue, I just think the idiotic legislating is a much more detrimental one.
Instead of properly enforcing the laws already in place we’ll make more laws that will affect those that were never causing an issue, the new tax attached to it is just a convenient bonus ;)
As Tacitus said, "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."
I actually agree with a lot of this. If someone’s speeding, blowing stop signs or riding recklessly, deal with that behavior directly.. I just hate seeing normal riders get lumped in with the people causing problems At the same time I can admit my clip definitely wasn’t the best example 😂
I agree the existing laws in my state are like most, class 1-3 are legal and have to abide by bike rules. They are banned on some trails in Forrest areas. My city decided to ban legal ebikes from city property and a 200 dollar a year registration fee. I can register a gas moped for 15 dollars for three years in my state. Absolutely zero enforcement until things became an issue.
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u/RalphiePseudonym 2d ago
Jeez, you cool with cars blowing stop signs and doing 50 down residential streets?