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But joking aside, I expect that rather than cause a scandal (which probably would happen if there was a tragic death related to their use), there are probably already plenty of people lobbying for a lifting of the legal limitations on e-bikes, as they hope this would accelerate sales (which, unlike in Germany and the Netherlands, have never yet taken off here). After all, it is a motorised mode, quite fast, and 'sustainable', with an emerging industry attached to it. I expect that if all that happened, helmets would become compulsory for e-bikes, though.
I think they just annoy me as they're lazy cheats who can't be bothered to get fit and ride a bike properly or pass a test, get insurance etc and be in some vague sense responsible like an actual motorbike rider. It's only a matter of time before one of them has a nasty crash.
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I think they just annoy me as they're lazy cheats who can't be bothered to get fit and ride a bike properly
or disabled people?
or pass a test, get insurance etc and be in some vague sense responsible like an actual motorbike rider.
Not everyone can afford that.
It's only a matter of time before one of them has a nasty crash.
That I agree with.
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I think they just annoy me as they're lazy cheats who can't be bothered to get fit and ride a bike properly
My mother switched to an e-bike after losing a lung. It meant she could still ride a bike but with assistance when she needed it.
Tenners
Haino
Fixed.
Fortunately, there aren't too many of them yet, and those that are there only exist to motorpace hippy, before being cruelly dropped.
But joking aside, I expect that rather than cause a scandal (which probably would happen if there was a tragic death related to their use), there are probably already plenty of people lobbying for a lifting of the legal limitations on e-bikes, as they hope this would accelerate sales (which, unlike in Germany and the Netherlands, have never yet taken off here). After all, it is a motorised mode, quite fast, and 'sustainable', with an emerging industry attached to it. I expect that if all that happened, helmets would become compulsory for e-bikes, though.