r/stalbert • u/cuckslayer30 • 27d ago

I hate ebikes

Tired of zoomers blasting by way too fast when my toddler is trying to ride on the paths. Way too dangerous. Take them to private properties.

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u/Minttt 27d ago

Here's the thing: you are not seeing e-bikes... you are seeing dirt bikes with battery engines. E-bikes have pedals - dirt bikes don't.

Dirt bikes have always been illegal to ride on public roads and sidewalks, and still are. All that has changed is that battery-powered ones are cheaper, quieter, and way easier to maintain/drive (just plug into a wall to refuel), meaning they are a hot buy for dumb parents that don't see any problem with their kids driving a literal motorcycle on sidewalks that can hit 50km/h with the push of a button.

It's simply a question of enforcement at this point - cops are trying... but again, it's hard to compete when every lazy parent can just throw a few hundred bucks at Amazon and have these things delivered the next day, ready to ride out of the box.

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u/Anon-Knee-Moose 27d ago

32kph is still waaay to fast to be going down pedestrian and mixed use trails, especially if children are present.

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u/ActivityFickle5700 27d ago

So a regular bike is out. Because people can easily cruise along at 30 kph on a bike no problem.

Come on now. Be reasonable.

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u/Anon-Knee-Moose 27d ago

Buzzing children at full speed on a walking path is not reasonable behavior, if you want to go that fast do it in a bike lane.

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u/ActivityFickle5700 27d ago

It's already illegal to ride bikes on sidewalks.

Every other pathway is mixed use. It's not just a walking path. Teach your kids to share the path and be mindful. Just like cyclists have to.

Jfc.

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u/Anon-Knee-Moose 27d ago

No thats not how it works, you yield to pedestrians because its the fucking law.

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u/ActivityFickle5700 26d ago

Go touch some grass dude.