▲ 3 ▼ Several e-bikes seized as police clamp down on riders in pedestrianised areas (www.itv.com) submitted 3 years ago by PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.ml to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments What's your opinion on them?
[–] Mex@feddit.uk 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) Here is the issue, it's not the bikes, it's the nobs that ride them. Policing should be harm lead, focus on the people being idiots not bikes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] peter@feddit.uk 3 points 3 years ago Almost eveything bad is due to the people using them rather than the objects themselves. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 1 point 3 years ago It is due to nobs, and also the bikes. The power output classes them as road vehicles and therefore should be taxed, mot'ed and insured like any other motorbike. I don't often see this happening with 125cc bikes or anything like that. The ease of buying a full electric bike or converting one is so easily done which is why nobs are doing it. I'm all in support for lightweight electric vehicles. It just has to be done within the law, and to be honest the law does need changing to accommodate technology changes like this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] peter@feddit.uk 3 points 3 years ago Almost eveything bad is due to the people using them rather than the objects themselves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 1 point 3 years ago It is due to nobs, and also the bikes. The power output classes them as road vehicles and therefore should be taxed, mot'ed and insured like any other motorbike. I don't often see this happening with 125cc bikes or anything like that. The ease of buying a full electric bike or converting one is so easily done which is why nobs are doing it. I'm all in support for lightweight electric vehicles. It just has to be done within the law, and to be honest the law does need changing to accommodate technology changes like this. permalink fedilink source parent