**Legislation may limit transport options for people who cannot drive and discourage those seeking relief from the fuel crisis **
For Maggie, 12, her modified ebike is her ticket to the world. The Rockhampton girl, who has a form of dwarfism, is unable to push a non-powered bike, walk long distances or carry around heavy books or shopping.
“It gives her the possibility of keeping up with her peers,” said her mother, Krysten Thompson adding Maggie may one day even use it to travel to school if bike paths improved.
But Andrea Herklots from EveryBody eBikes said she’s worried a proposed crackdown on e-mobility – including a requirement that riders be “medically fit to drive” a car – would lock many out of transport access.
The Brisbane shop produces modified e-vehicles for people with disabilities throughout Australia and in the US and Canada.
The fuck is wrong with voter electing these guys (as an ex Queenslander).
My anecdote, I came across a lady with an escooter down near the beach at Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast, she suffered epilepsy but hadn’t had any issues for many years. She said she couldn’t drive a car but the escoot was awesome (I was on mine and we got talking)… I guess fuck her as well ?
We.should recgonize ebike restrictions as baltent attempts to limit certain peoples mobility
I see most of these attempts to limit/regulate e-bikes as another classic case of “let’s make it worse for everybody because a few people can’t behave”, but this is a new low, wow.
And those “a few people” are mostly motorists who hit cyclists
I was thinking more of your typical irresponsible users, anecdotal evidence I know, but most red light runners I see are e-bikers. Very easy to point at them as a “reasonable” basis for laws like that
why would law makers want to limit certain peoples mobility ?
Discrimination against young people. They can’t use social media either, nor can thru get around on am ebike. Make it make sense without coming to the obvious conclusion that society just hates them
Young people also can’t drink, can’t drive, and are belong to the special class of “minors” according to the law. Is all of this discrimination against young people also ?
The fact that they can’t drive is highly relevant here. Their other options are being taken away. Why?
Well thats my original question.
The comment I replied to claims that its discrimination against young people, and i am asking why lawmakers would do that?
The law in general identifies a range of things that young people should not be empowered to participate in.
It could only be “discrimination” if there were no reason for the law other than to disadvantage those young people.
The law is poorly considered, but its not discrimination.
Don’t bother asking reasonable questions.
People really, really want to kill themselves on e-bikes.
“I’m too wasted to use a pushbike so I should have an electric motorcycle” isn’t the strong argument you think it is.
What about riding distances further than one would be capable or willing to ride without a motor?
Many people wouldn’t be interested in riding, say, 10-15km each direction especially in a hilly area, but a motor could be a game changer.
The idea that you’re not tough enough if you don’t pushbike it is just ignorance and ironically more likely to push people into driving or other modes of transport.
It’s already illegal to ride a bike while intoxicated, you can loose your drivers permit on a pushbike