billvon said:
Matador said:
She was applying a trap scheme to fill money quotas, by using a volontarly set up legal limbo on eBikes . That's not the job I was paying tax for...
Yep. And you're not paying taxes for her to give you a speeding ticket if you drive too fast. And you're not paying taxes for her to give you a ticket for littering if you just toss your trash out the window. "It's a RACKET! How come I have to pay more for a littering ticket than I do for a speeding ticket? The cops are DICTATORS! I will spit in their faces, that will show them."
Still, all of that is her job. Taking it out on her will just ensure that all ebikers are hassled more.
Want to make a difference? Talk to the people who have the power to actually make a change in the laws.
Want to just bitch and be an Internet Warrior? Then bitch away and yell at the cops for doing their jobs. See where that gets you.
The difference is I can exert some judgement. I won't spit in her face, but whatever makes you happy if YOU want to spit in her face... You'll probably get in trouble for it. I for myself, was actually very polite with her.
Quote: "And you're not paying taxes for her to give you a speeding ticket if you drive too fast". ---> YES I AM paying taxes for her to do just that... Because speeding IS A SAFETY issue.
Quote: "And you're not paying taxes for her to give you a ticket for littering if you just toss your trash out the window" --> YES I AM, because littering like that IS A NUISANCE to everyone, so yes I am paying for her to ticket the pigs who litter everywhere.
Quote: "And you're not paying taxes for someone to give you a ticket for illegal parking." --> YES I AM, because cars that park in the middle of bike lanes (COP cars included in this statement), for example, can be a SAFETY ISSUE to cyclists for examples ... Or wheelchair that need to cross the steet, or people who want to jump on the bus or, etc. etc,
All the examples you give are bad examples, because the purpose of the sanctions here is to restore order and prevent chaos and ultimately prevent harm to citizens. That is what cops are paid for. Not because eBikes have throttle... That's bullshit. There is no difference if there is a throttle or not. The NYC law's rationale is that PAS eBikes have a top speed of 18 mph, while throttled ones have a top speed of 24 mph... This rational is totaly erroneous. Somebody needs to give the lawmakers and cops a course on what are actually the relevant parameters of an eBike that actually do influence it's potential top speed capability (such as the mechanical power output in watts (notice im saying mechanical output not electrical controller input power here), weight, percent incline, wind drag, etc...). The presence of throttle or PAS is NOT one such "top speed defining" parameter, in that is presence or absenceof a throttle does not influence top speed capability. Throttle actually just give you more flexibility and make things actually more secure/safe IMHO, as you can modulate your power with more ease. Yes torque-sensing type PAS-sensors are quite easy to modulate, giving you good control on the ebikes. BUT torque sensor is a minority in ebike because of high prices. Most ebikes with PAS have to have cadence sensing in order to be more affordable. And cadence sensing alone is not as easy to modulate if you don't have a throttle. It can actually become a safety issue/problem... Most delivery people don't have enough money to afford a cutting edge eBike with torque sensing technology. So they get the throttle on top of the cadence sensor.
And please, don't put words in my mouth that I did not pronounce.
Quote: "Talk to the people who have the power to actually make a change in the laws." --> Thanks for the advice. And I already did. But I won't elaborate with you, because I don't think you're part of these people who can actually change anything.
Quote : "Want to just bitch and be an Internet Warrior? "
Why would I want that ? I'm actually done arguing with you, because I'm not an internet warrior. I just wanted to post her face on here so people who don't intent to do any harm or that don't intend to cause any chaos don't get unfair sanctions. I accomplished my mission by posting this pics.
Like it or not. Done.