The deadly rise of giant trucks and SUVs

Post by bastawhiz » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC

ggreer wrote: post #166

TulliusCicero wrote: post #59

WA state recently passed a law about e-bikes/e-motorcycles to deal with the issue of younger teens on these kinda moped-style e-bikes going very fast around town (and often riding quite recklessly). The law is reasonable, but it strikes me what a double standard there is for biking vs driving. For biking, there's a danger that's noticed, and we quickly pass a law that straight up bans that type of bike for those ride…

The law doesn't ban them. It classifies fast e-bikes as motorcycles (which require registration, insurance, and a motorcycle endorsement).[1] This seems reasonable to me. The previous laws for e-bikes were based on outdated assumptions about battery & motor technology. I do think it would make more sense to simplify (and future-proof) the law to just say, "If it can go >30mph on level ground and has a motor, it's a m…

Post by crooked-v » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC

jorvi wrote: post #272

ggreer wrote: post #166

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The law doesn't ban them. It classifies fast e-bikes as motorcycles (which require registration, insurance, and a motorcycle endorsement).[1] This seems reasonable to me. The previous laws for e-bikes were based on outdated assumptions about battery & motor technology. I do think it would make more sense to simplify (and future-proof) the law to just say, "If it can go >30mph on level ground and has a motor, it's a m…

You do realize e-bikes only go 25 km/h? You're confusing them with speed pedelecs. Those go around 50 km/h, although that's still a far cry from scooter speeds, let alone motorbikes.

Post by kelseyfrog » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC

roarkeful wrote: post #140

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> I don't think I've ever heard any man ever say that in real life Um, because men get weird when you point out the gender-affirming actions they do? Try it irl and see what the reactions are. There's a reason the only place free of physical intimidation is where this can be safely said. Besides, how old is the privacy comment or the "parents should parent" comment we see dragged out on every kid's social media ban?…

I exhaled through my nose when I thought of reversing your upset sexism. Let's start calling cosmetics "gender-affirming" and mock women who use them.

Post by matheusmoreira » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC

mips_avatar wrote: post #592

matheusmoreira wrote: post #583

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And I know plenty who don't own any actual vehicles, don't pay any taxes and yet they get to be a nuisance on the road with total impunity just because they are "smaller" than cars. Pedestrian enough to use pedestrian crossings without even getting off the bike, weave through people on sidewalks and generally be immune to traffic laws, yet vehicular enough to use the road and slow everybody else down, but not enough…

As someone who bike commutes my highest risk of dying this year is from biking. I've been hit twice biking in Seattle.

Post by bastawhiz » Tue, Jun 23, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC

tinfoilhatter wrote: post #337

rypskar wrote: post #326

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You are looking at it the wrong way. Driving something so large that it would require a commercial license to transport your family around is ridiculous

They don't require commercial licenses though, because they're not large enough to and don't serve a commercial purpose when transporting families / their things. Plenty of families have the need for third-row seating and the ability to haul things around.