100% whoever proposed this law doesn’t see the full ramifications it will have (most likely deepended reliance on cars as less people use their ebikes for small trips and hurting poorer people).
Yeah, I certainly hope it was an oversight on how stupid this is on this occasion, because then there’s a chance this is thrown out / reverted later if enough people speak up about it in states that implement this rule.
Because there is a need to control the morons. This is how all laws are started. Same reason speeding tickets are a thing, because people can’t follow the law.
I mean, you are sort of making my point for me. We penalize people for speeding, when they are operating a vehicle that has the capacity to speed. We don’t require license, registration, and insurance for a 10 year old to drive a go cart around their neighborhood - even if we can imagine a 30 year old modifying it to reach highway speeds.
We don’t “need” to have these poorly written laws because of the morons. We need intelligently written laws that will reign in the morons while still allowing new, sensible mobility options to people who want a cheaper and greener way to get around. When we already have the option of intelligently written laws (which other places have adopted and which are already fairly standardized), and then we get poorly written laws, the fault lies with poorly informed (or possibly corrupt) legislators.
Yeah, the fact this would affect my class 1 ebike really pisses me off.
100% whoever proposed this law doesn’t see the full ramifications it will have (most likely deepended reliance on cars as less people use their ebikes for small trips and hurting poorer people).
They know exactly what they are doing. Never underestimate the pro-car bullshit American politicians will pull.
Yeah, I certainly hope it was an oversight on how stupid this is on this occasion, because then there’s a chance this is thrown out / reverted later if enough people speak up about it in states that implement this rule.
Blame the people that illegally modify their bikes.
Why not blame the legislators who are passing dumb laws?
Por que no los dos?
Because there is a need to control the morons. This is how all laws are started. Same reason speeding tickets are a thing, because people can’t follow the law.
I mean, you are sort of making my point for me. We penalize people for speeding, when they are operating a vehicle that has the capacity to speed. We don’t require license, registration, and insurance for a 10 year old to drive a go cart around their neighborhood - even if we can imagine a 30 year old modifying it to reach highway speeds.
We don’t “need” to have these poorly written laws because of the morons. We need intelligently written laws that will reign in the morons while still allowing new, sensible mobility options to people who want a cheaper and greener way to get around. When we already have the option of intelligently written laws (which other places have adopted and which are already fairly standardized), and then we get poorly written laws, the fault lies with poorly informed (or possibly corrupt) legislators.
Hope you are helping to do this in your area!