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[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago (11 children)

Limiting e-bike speeds is a great idea in NYC given how frequently they are used on sidewalks and pedestrian walkways on bridges.

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Okay so where are the hardware caps on car speed, given that they are used around pedestrian crossings, and several orders of magnitude more lethal?

[–] selfAwareCoder@programming.dev -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not a new Yorker, but it's my understanding most modern cars do have a govener kick in and limit the speed. Usually somewhere around 110, so not practically useful, but the cap does exist

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That is in europe

And 110 is about an order of magnitude higher than they ever need to go.

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I know this is r/fuckcars but are you really suggesting that cars should never need to go more than 11 mph...

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh, so ebikes shoukd be limited to less than pedalling speed, but cars, with no manual propulsion, shouldnt?

And no. Cars never need to go any speed; certainly not in fucking new york.

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lol I never said anything of the sort. I don't own a car (I have an ebike and ain't nobody limiting it to 15) and I literally work in public transit, but it cracks me up how abrasive and unreasonable everyone on this sub is.

Yeah i think im just done with c/fuck-everything-but-cars-except-literally-then-definitely-cars

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