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Re:Oakland bans the use of combustion engine-powered leaf bl... by rsj_hn on Friday March 05, 2021 @08:44PM (#26364463)
But it's still subject the same issues for the same reason. I can build a gas powered generator which feeds electricity to my electric blower and poof it's legal now. But in terms of noise/emissions/etc the problem is the same.

So the lesson is that Government really shouldn't get in the game of trying to regulate specific technologies rather than whatever harmful side effects are created by the technology. Regulate noise and emissions, and let the engineers find the best ways of meeting those targets.

Re:Oakland bans the use of combustion engine-powered leaf bl... by TheCoelacanth on Saturday March 06, 2021 @12:29AM (#26365457)
No one's going to do that other than maybe an insane hobbyist. It would combine the worst aspects of gas and electric blowers. A law doesn't have to stop every possible bad outcome to be worth having.
Re:Oakland bans the use of combustion engine-powered leaf bl... by rsj_hn on Saturday March 06, 2021 @01:07AM (#26365564)
Right, like auto makers would never put a phone style interface right into their cars, so that people could avoid "distracted driving" by hooking their phone up to their car and using the car's touch screen legally instead of the phone's. Only insane hobbyists would do that, as it combines the worse aspects of the requiring human touch and distraction to operate with the slow technology release cycle of auto manufacturers.
Re:Oakland bans the use of combustion engine-powered leaf bl... by TheCoelacanth on Saturday March 06, 2021 @01:06PM (#26369221)
And once people actually start trying to do, then it would be a great time to address it in a law.

There are practically infinite bad things that someone could possibly do. You can't outlaw them all.