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    concerns with ebikes laws and ways to improve them

    I like ebikes much more than cars, but I am concerned with the dangers they pose. It is a terrible shame that motor cars were ever allowed in the first place. They have gotten us into a situation where billions of people in the world are beginning to demand reparations for climate justice...
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    concerns with ebikes laws and ways to improve them

    All my serious crashes were due to motor vehicles cutting me off in one way or another, or in one case a truck dropping fist sized rocks. Using a bicycle sucks because of motorists, and having these new heavy ebikes on my walking path is similarly shitty. I talked to my friends in denmark and...
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    concerns with ebikes laws and ways to improve them

    The speeds are getting into the realm where additional safety gear besides a bike helmet may be beneficial. I have crashed a normal bicycle dozens of times, and the worst crashes (still have scars from 15 years ago) were above 20 mph. I am not saying that I don't think we shouldn't ride...
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    concerns with ebikes laws and ways to improve them

    I am in the US, specifically north carolina. I like bicycles. I enjoyed an ebike last year. I am now a pedestrian and I don't think it is very far to walk 5 miles each way to do shopping so have no need for a bicycle currently. I have enjoyed an ebike and had one for almost a year. I use...
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