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ProgressiveProfessor

(22,144 posts) Sat Apr 27, 2013, 11:24 AM Apr 2013

Bloomberg to ban e-bikes [View all]

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expected to sign a new law banning the e-bike, which some say is fast and dangerous.

More here: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/04/26/mayor-bloomberg-expected-to-sign-e-bike-ban/
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More 1%er hubris from the Emperor of NYC. There were other alternatives than to unilaterally ban electric assisted bicycles.

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Bloomberg to ban e-bikes [View all] ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 OP

yeah, I'm sure you have done a lot of grassroots work on carbon reduction and urban transportation.. Kolesar Apr 2013 #1

Indeed I have ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #2

All that in a day, I suppose Kolesar Apr 2013 #3

I am well past old at this point. ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #5

They’re already illegal in New York, and people are riding them in a dangerous fashion OKIsItJustMe Apr 2013 #4