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Limiting e-bike speeds is a great idea in NYC given how frequently they are used on sidewalks and pedestrian walkways on bridges.
Okay so where are the hardware caps on car speed, given that they are used around pedestrian crossings, and several orders of magnitude more lethal?
Well instead cars have a complex process of permitting, licensing, and yearly insurance requirements to make drivers are trained, and financially covered in the event of an accident.
Ah, that must explain why car drivers kill thousands each year, while cyclists kill no one. Clearly these measures are working!
You've ne:er been hit by a car, have you? The drivers insurance doesnt cover shit. You're lucky if it covers your hospital stay. The licensing is a joke; it's seen as a necessity so the standards have to be near zero.
Not a new Yorker, but it's my understanding most modern cars do have a govener kick in and limit the speed. Usually somewhere around 110, so not practically useful, but the cap does exist
That is in europe
And 110 is about an order of magnitude higher than they ever need to go.
I know this is r/fuckcars but are you really suggesting that cars should never need to go more than 11 mph...
Oh, so ebikes shoukd be limited to less than pedalling speed, but cars, with no manual propulsion, shouldnt?
And no. Cars never need to go any speed; certainly not in fucking new york.
Lol I never said anything of the sort. I don't own a car (I have an ebike and ain't nobody limiting it to 15) and I literally work in public transit, but it cracks me up how abrasive and unreasonable everyone on this sub is.
Yeah i think im just done with c/fuck-everything-but-cars-except-literally-then-definitely-cars
They are illegal on pedestrian walkways. All vehicles are illegal on pedestrian walkways and that is not a new rule. Just enforce the existing rules and let them keep going street speed on the streets.