Comment on Amsterdam testing system that can remotely slow e-bikes down

Jaysyn@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• BOFH666@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Exactly this. Foolish ideas from someone behind a desk.

  Nerds and hackers will win this easily.

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  • KrokanteBamischijf@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Nerds and hackers will also win any battle in removing top speed limitations. The issue we’re having right now is that non-techies also have easy access to 60 km/h death machines because they can just buy Chinesium fatbikes with 1kW motors and a preinstalled throttle.

    If they start requiring helmets you’ll see this fad die down real quick. As it’s mostly children (or uncivilized adults) buying these to look cool and cause trouble.

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• toofpic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Good! Back to the situation of “I need to use the strength of my legs to accelerate”, much safer

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  • QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    -Guy who has no interest in seeing cars largely replaced with bikes in cities

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    • toofpic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      ummm, what?

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      • QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        E-bikes can replace cars in far more situations than regular bicycles can.

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