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Every year, City agencies make over 100 changes or additions to the City rules that are an important part of how government interacts with the public. New Yorkers can review proposed rules and voice their opinions about those rules before they are adopted into law.

Today is a big day for the future of e-bikes in New York City. A hearing starts at 10 a.m. You can file a written comment until 5 p.m. You can also send an email to [email protected] until 5 p.m

  • infinitesunrise@slrpnk.netEnglish
    12·
    20 hours ago

    This thread is full of people who have never been to NYC and think this cap is somehow a good idea and not a death sentence both figuratively for micromobility and literally for e-bikers who have to deal with much faster car traffic.

    • humanspiral@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago

      Is it a road speed limit? or a limit on bike power? If the former, it’s not so much an attack on micromobility. Can take the road to pass or go faster. The cars can physically do 120mph, but have NYC speed limits.

    • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5·
      16 hours ago

      It’s not even about nyc. Haven’t been there in a while myself.

      Its about car brains who see cars as entitled and everything else as the enemy. The mods really need to get bulk bans going.

      • infinitesunrise@slrpnk.netEnglish
        4·
        16 hours ago

        I’m a former moderator of /r/nycbike on reddit and I can attest, a lot of cyclists hate ebikers because instead of seeing an ally against car culture they just see one more “other” with whom they have to compete for limited bike infrastructure space, who they feel goes too fast in those spaces, and they think isn’t enforced against enough. I hate to say it but just like most groups of people, a lot of cyclists aren’t able to step back and appreciate a shared struggle. They don’t realize that they’re doing the exact same thing to ebikers that car drivers do to them. They don’t realize that the limited space they’re fighting over is an arbitrary restriction. They don’t realize how legislating against ebikes is just a wedge, the tip of which is destined to cut them too once driven too far. So while I’m sure a lot of the detractors in this thread are legitimate car brains, I wouldn’t be surprised if just as many if not more of them are subscriber cyclists who maybe need a reality check.

        • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          16 hours ago

          Frustrated with the general overwhelming flood of car brains on every post here. How every comment is how bad cyclists are or the pedestrian who got turned to a fine red mist was actually at fault etc.