This politician is a jackass, but I do wish there was a bit more bylaw enforcement being directed at e-bikes and scooters. I can't count the times I've almost been smoked by one on the goddamn sidewalk, or been sideswiped by what is essentially a silent motorcycle in a bicycle lane. Especially dangerous when they're so favored by delivery app couriers who are also incentivized to rush at high speeds.
This politician is a jackass
I would have upvoted if you'd stopped there instead of being an "almost been smoked" apologist for them.
"Ebikes are not fairly punished compared to cars" You are right and "cars are not fairly punished compared to airplane crashes". Let's match a 10 kgs piece of metal to 2 tons of metal
It's important to her that her constitutes are run over by the vehicles that they're used to.
Makes sense to me,
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