Re:Uber Hit with Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown
by romwell on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @08:12PM
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>it’s difficult for me to determine if your comment refers to some context I’m unfamiliar with.
The city has only lifted the ban on electric bikes a few months ago[1], but still bans electric scooters[2][3] because screw you, that's why. (They have reasons now, just like they've had reasons for banning e-bikes for over a decade after the technology provided a really viable mode of transportation at a reasonable price point).
The city has only lifted the ban on electric bikes a few months ago[1], but still bans electric scooters[2][3] because screw you, that's why. (They have reasons now, just like they've had reasons for banning e-bikes for over a decade after the technology provided a really viable mode of transportation at a reasonable price point).
That's the context you're missing.
[1]https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/11/why-does-new-...
[2]https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/nyregion/new-york-today-a...
[3]https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2018/07/19/nyc-s-do...