2026-09-29 03:16 UTC
> Throsby wants to see teenagers' use of certain e-bikes restricted after she was badly injured on a shared pathway.
> "It was one of those massive fat bikes that kind of looked like a motorcycle, so it's very heavy and then you've got two boys on it," she said.
You shouldn't "restrict" a product that's already illegal. They should just enforce the existing laws
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@xssfox@cloudisland.nz 2026-09-29 03:39
@alexhelvetica@cloudisland.nz > Figures from the Sydney Children's Hospital Network show the number of children coming to hospital with e-bike injuries has risen by a third in the past year to 94. https://xkcd.com/605/
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@Firesphere@cloudisland.nz 2026-09-29 03:48
@alexhelvetica@cloudisland.nz fatbikes... They're a problem.in the Netherlands too. So they got banned. So the manufacturer tweaked the tire width to be just under the definition of said ban