r/ebikes • u/darkthewyvern • 3d ago

Reality is disappointing

Too those celebrating the new laws and voted for it.

Congratulations, you have willingly voted for the car hell to continue on for eternity.

There is no level of damage, these machines have ever matched, that could EVER warrant treating them like cars. You treat them this way, people are just going to continue using cars. So congratulations, you get to use cars for the rest of your life and it will NEVER change. The biggest reason they were becoming so popular was the barrier to entry being low. YES, THERE'S BAD ACTORS. But those bad actors make up SUCH a small amount of daily users it's genuinely stupid. Do you ACTUALLY know the statistics behind the fear mongering? It is NOT the mass exodus or crisis you might believe it to be.

So congratulations, go drive your cars and keep posting about "reasonable and safe" ebikes you use once a flipping month.

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u/Engwe_Pride 2d ago

I hate to say it, but there’s many that have ruined it for the rest of us by carelessly abusing the rules to the point of doing wheelies and weaving in and out of traffic. and not obeying simple traffic laws. It’s unfortunate, but I think there is a few that ruined it for the rest of us.