Lithuania is paying people to trade in polluting cars for escooters and ebikes

Re:Lithuania is paying people to trade in polluting cars for... by lki876 on Monday November 02, 2020 @09:32AM (#24968471)

> Do you believe in just banning things because people use them irresponsibly?

No, I believe in banning things when the vast majority use them irresponsibly.

That demonstrates that it's just not something we're capable of handling.

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Re:Lithuania is paying people to trade in polluting cars for... by 411111111111111 on Monday November 02, 2020 @10:59AM (#24969498)

Or that we need a licence to drive them. Personally I think there should be the equivalent to a driver's licence for both ebikes and scooters.

But it would kill the industry if it was enforced now, so I hope we will get it later once people actually got the taste for it and want to continue using them even if they need to get a licence.

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Re:Lithuania is paying people to trade in polluting cars for... by lmilcin on Monday November 02, 2020 @07:46PM (#24975168)

License has much more sense than outright ban.

I don't care for the "industry". They must adapt. Driving car requires license but the industry is still there.

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Re:Lithuania is paying people to trade in polluting cars for... by 411111111111111 on Monday November 02, 2020 @09:17PM (#24975721)

But the licence came years after the car, that's exactly the point

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