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Re:Every (US) cyclist who was killed by a driver in 2020 by londons_explore on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @05:34AM (#27288239)
Cars still have to abide by speed limits, which can be enforced because they have licenseplates.

If ebikes had license plates, we could enforce speed limits on them the same way as cars, rather than a hard limit by design.

Re:Every (US) cyclist who was killed by a driver in 2020 by sparsely on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @05:52AM (#27288373)
I think it's pretty widely acknowledged that speed limits are not effectively enforced on cars. And if they are, what is the cost to making the limitation (+10mph or whatever as required for safety) automatic?
Re:Every (US) cyclist who was killed by a driver in 2020 by dd_roger on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @07:46AM (#27289228)
> I think it's pretty widely acknowledged that speed limits are not effectively enforced on cars.

No it's not, unless you have some study to back it up because it's not my experience.

(edit: just to be clear, the spirit of this comment is not to dismiss anything that isn't backed by studies, sometimes simple observation of the world around us is enough to reach solid conclusions, but I disagree that speed limits aren't respected and enforced. Could depend on where you live as well.)

Re:Every (US) cyclist who was killed by a driver in 2020 by sparsely on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @09:03AM (#27289949)
First page of DDG found this: https://www.wired.com/2008/11/the-boy-who-cri/ (from 2008)

or this https://conversation.which.co.uk/motoring/breaking-speed-lim... it's from an insurer, but the % who admit to speeding is very high

or this from the UK gov https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...

Re:Every (US) cyclist who was killed by a driver in 2020 by hellbannedguy on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @06:32AM (#27288618)
The last thing we need more fees coming out of our pockets.

I bet politicians are already talking about it though? Fees/fines are the polite way of taxing.

I forgot to pay by registration this year. I got the smog, and tags. Gov. Neusome was nice enough to give a two month grace period.

I got another registration in the mail, and thought it was a mistake.

My regulation is 148. The late fee was $69 dollars. That should be unserious?

I never even notice how high DMV late fees are because I always paid on time.

My point is we do not need to muck up a great electric movement with a bunch of laws that are backed up by high fees.

Re:Every (US) cyclist who was killed by a driver in 2020 by stefs on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @06:54AM (#27288821)
"we could" means "we don't". license plates for cyclist is a populist love child, but in practice almost the license plates on cars might be of use to me as a cyclist are if they actually run me down and there are witnesses. or parking violations maybe.

otherwise it's usually a he-said-she-said situation.

note: dashcams (for cyclists) aren't legal (or at least legal gray area afaik) in my country for privacy reasons.