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Under a new ordinance passed by Houston, riding an e-bike between 8PM and 4AM is now illegal. The Mayor of Houston says they are a major security risk (www.houstonchronicle.com)

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[–] rozodru@piefed.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't know what it's like in Houston but here in Toronto the entire food delivery industry would pretty much come to a stand still without e-bikes. do they kill people? no. are they dangerous? I'm sorry but with the way some of those dudes drive those things on sidewalks and the amount of times i've seen them hit people...yeah. We've also had a few literally blow up on commuter trains to the point where we out right banned them on trains.

There's more to this that I don't think people realize. no they don't kill people but yes they do cause accidents because of the people driving them and feeling like they can ride them on sidewalks or...you know...the batteries will randomly explode.

[–] LeapSecond@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago

Isn't that more of a problem with delivery services though? We don't have e-bikes here. Delivery drivers ride motorcycles. They still ride on sidewalks, filter between everything and run red lights. From what I understand this happens in places that use normal bikes too. Banning e-bikes will only help with the battery issue.

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

Jealous if the freedom this bike curfew affords them down in Texas

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

Small government eh?

[–] artifex@piefed.social 8 points 1 week ago

Given how many lanes Houston’s highways already have I’m starting to wonder if the cars are the ones in charge there.

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