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Well we here on the EBR forum would laugh at that one.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...BBAB&usg=AOvVaw327XQqhUNNsP2opCtWkXeK&cf=1
But the article has a point about ebike and scooter share companies. Those firms could really mess it up for the rest of us who own ebikes, as politicians are getting a bad taste of things like littered side walks, brakes not working, and scooter related injuries piling up in ER's everywhere.
I'm not worried about ebike ownership continuing to grow. One could get concerned though about onerous regulations making it less pleasant or inconvenient. If anything, fewer restrictions that create more interest and more ebike use, and helping to reduce the number of cars on roads, could be a welcome societal relief to congestion and expensive road maintenance.
The whole 'micromobility' meme the article gets into, is a bit overblown though, with all sorts of fantasies about where this all could go. How about for once, we keep life and technology simple - These are just bikes. You ride them and enjoy them.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...BBAB&usg=AOvVaw327XQqhUNNsP2opCtWkXeK&cf=1
But the article has a point about ebike and scooter share companies. Those firms could really mess it up for the rest of us who own ebikes, as politicians are getting a bad taste of things like littered side walks, brakes not working, and scooter related injuries piling up in ER's everywhere.
I'm not worried about ebike ownership continuing to grow. One could get concerned though about onerous regulations making it less pleasant or inconvenient. If anything, fewer restrictions that create more interest and more ebike use, and helping to reduce the number of cars on roads, could be a welcome societal relief to congestion and expensive road maintenance.
The whole 'micromobility' meme the article gets into, is a bit overblown though, with all sorts of fantasies about where this all could go. How about for once, we keep life and technology simple - These are just bikes. You ride them and enjoy them.
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