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Say NO to Mandatory E-Bike License Plates and Registration
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this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2026
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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!
"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"
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Nah, it's a motor vehicle and should be treated as such.
You are mistaken: It is legally distinct from a motorized vehicle and certainly should be. A motor vehicle weighs thousands of pounds and is capable of speeds in excess of 100 mph. An electric bicycle weighs well under 100 lbs and can travel no faster than 28 mph in the fastest class (3), which is something an ordinary geared bicycle is capable of.
Actual motor vehicles are not even remotely close to the same level of danger and your ignorance on the subject is staggering: They kill over 270,000 people EVERY YEAR, ebikes don't even come remotely close to that even if you add up EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE EXISTED for reasons that should be obvious if you bother to think about it.
Putting electric bicycles in the same class of motor vehicles is absolutely ridiculous and choosing to completely ignore reality: Go look at the statistics for yourself and you will see how wrong you are.