Show HN: Long Range E-Bike

Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by iso1210 on Friday November 12, 2021 @01:01PM (#29202467)

> Silly comparison, but we wouldn't let a car drive on the sidewalk even if it had a special module that limited it to 5km/h.

We do in the UK - it's perfectly normal for cars (including police cars) to mount and drive along the pavement, before being left there

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Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by mynameisvlad on Friday November 12, 2021 @02:04PM (#29203255)

Same in practically every European country I’ve been to.

And it’s not like it doesn’t happen in the US either. Most residential streets don’t have sidewalks in the first place so technically parking in front of a house without a curb or lane is the exact equivalent. Just because it isn’t explicitly marked as a sidewalk doesn’t mean it isn’t treated as one when it’s the only option.

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Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by tonyedgecombe on Friday November 12, 2021 @05:34PM (#29205321)

There has been some talk of changing the law on that, although I can’t see how that would work in many streets.

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Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by seanmcdirmid on Friday November 12, 2021 @01:10PM (#29202591)

Same in China. Doesn’t matter if they are allowed to park there or not.

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