I hear you. The hazards of cycling compared to driving a wildly overblown in media coverage terms. I think lime bikes are a bit of a different case though. They are frequently used in very dangerous ways by people with little road cycling experience and have motors that excelerate fast enough to exacerbate that danger. I think it's good that there is a call for more regulation on them.
Here's an interesting quote. Hopefully this will mean we have some more regulation on Lime bikes soon.
The English Devolution Bill, which is has received Royal Assent, should give Transport for London the powers to regulate and license dockless e-bikes.
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan previously told BBC London the sector was "like the Wild West" and "we desperately need regulation", but that "lobbying [the government] has paid off".
"If this government carries through its promise to bring in regulation around e-bikes, e-scooters, dockless bikes, we hope there should be better standards across London."
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neo2478@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 73d
If only they did an article like this every time some one is run over by a car.
TheUnicornOfPerfidy@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 73d
I hear you. The hazards of cycling compared to driving a wildly overblown in media coverage terms. I think lime bikes are a bit of a different case though. They are frequently used in very dangerous ways by people with little road cycling experience and have motors that excelerate fast enough to exacerbate that danger. I think it's good that there is a call for more regulation on them.
TheUnicornOfPerfidy@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 73d
Here's an interesting quote. Hopefully this will mean we have some more regulation on Lime bikes soon.