Surely Qld Parliament doesn't think e-bikes only exist in Brisbane? Oh well, good luck Brisbane. Us in Townsville and Cairns will keep.emjoying riding our ebikes how we like then!
Everybody in California, We as an e-bike community need to step up and protect our e-bike freedoms and rights from the harmful bills/laws that will come if we don't stop AB 1557 and AB
1942! That’ll affect all e-bike riders in California.
Bad news, AB 1557 and AB 1942 passed through the first step, Good news, there’s still time to stop AB 1557 and AB 1942 from passing the second step.
We must defeat AB 1557 and AB 1942!
E-bikes are not the problem, only e-motos are a problem.
AB 1557 (lowers legal wattage of 250 watts and speed limit to 16 mph) and AB 1942 (forces e-bike registration/licensing with the DMV) will ruin the fun and take away our freedom of e-biking and actually both bills do not address the issue, it punishes legal e-bikes instead, it'll discourage and purge e-bike use, they do not understand the actual difference between e-bikes and e-motos and both bills do not understand the actual problem, e-bikes are not the problem, only illegal electric motorcycles that go 40-70mph are the problem. Legal compliant e-bikes of all class 1, 2, and 3 are bicycles that are safe to ride.
Please support SB 1167 where it actually addresses the issue.
Immediately, we must do everything in our power to Contact your local or every lawmaker, assembly members, senators, and contact governer Galvin Newsom to prevent AB 1557 and AB 1942 from becoming law! We must talk to lawmakers and Governer Galvin Newsom on stopping AB 1557 and AB 1942 and defending our e-bike freedoms and rights.
We must come together and fight the good fight! Defeat AB 1557 and AB 1942!
Support SB 1157!
We need to create a massive movement of e-bikers, cyclist, and lawmakers/government officials who support our cause to defend our e-bike freedoms and rights from any harmful bills/regulations that’ll destroy e-biking culture and lives.
We have nefarious gambling ads just about every 15mins on TV, but we can't play a simple traditional game on Anzac Day? What twisted Scrooge did this?
“The NDIS is growing too fast for Australians to afford,” Chalmers said.
It's a monster now. NDIS has been ripped off from the beginning and costing us billions and for what?
Those "I Love NDIS" stickers are a sure tell sign that the driver is laughing all the way to the bank.
The public hearings for the e-mobility legislation are this week. If they pass (likely), Queensland will join North Korea and New Jersey as the only places in the world that you need a licence to ride a bicycle.
I've had some social chats with a local cop here in Townsville and he laughed when I asked him about the new 10kph ebike speed limit. He said, mate unless there's a specific operation called GETEM or something intended to fine ebike riders going about their business, and without causing mayhem or being a danger to others and themselves, then no .. we have better things to do. Trust me, we're not going to check you for speeding unless you're clearly really speeding in a dangerous manner. Besides, our radar technology is designed for cars, not bicycles. It would be hard to prove beyond a reasonable doubt you've been speeding over 10kph.on a footpath when there are so many obstacles that could give a false reading. But he said, those kids riding without due care on an ebike, on the road, swerving traffic, that is clearly an electric motorcycle, yeah... we'll go after them.
Phew!
We have 30 days fuel left Australia. Why aren't we rationing now? We should be on an odds and evens system at least. If I see another person filling more than two Jerry cans. I am going to lose my shit.
I just saw a post titled "Are We Underestimating How Big E-Bikes Will Get?", which got me wondering:
I’ve been noticing a shift lately. A lot of people in their early 20s don't even seem bothered about getting a driver’s license anymore. My neighbor’s kid is a perfect example—he gets 90% of his commuting and social life done on a decent e-bike and has zero interest in a car.
A decade ago, getting your first car felt like the ultimate rite of passage into adulthood. Now, it seems like people value flexibility and skipping traffic more than owning a ton of metal. Are we witnessing a long-term cultural shift, or is this just a temporary economic side effect of rising car and gas prices?
China always had level headed thinking people. Thank God for China.
I wish Australia traded more with China, when we had the chance.