maomao
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They're all basically the same thing though.
Entirely unashamed anti car propaganda, and the more the better.
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beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
No, completely different. Ebikes are brilliant.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
The first two you twist a throttle and off they go. An e-bike goes nowhere unless you pedal, and should you stop pedalling it stops moving.
maomao
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I bet I could get it to move with the assistance of the engine and without pedalling.
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
No, the train’s just far away.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Nope. Seriously, go Google them. They are fantastic and will form a huge part of sustainable urban transport in the future.
maomao
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I could though.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Well I could probably graft the engine from a Honda Fireblade onto a kids trike, it wouldn’t make it a good idea or even remotely practical.
You got this wrong, admit it, learn, move on.
maomao
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Without modification.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
maomao
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I'm clearly on a wind up but I'm also completely right. Without modification or pedalling I can make that bike move with the assistance of the engine and battery.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I wouldn't be surprised if that was the original name until furious motorists demanded it was changed in the 50s. I'll just go and check Wikipedia.
T & P
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So motorcycles should be granted the same privilege as pushbikes in 20 mph zones then, given that they are orders of magnitude lighter than cars and vans
Alternatively, motorcycles could continue to be subject to speed limits as they are now, but granted access to
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Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Chuck it off a cliff, a la Quadrophenia where Jimmy doesn't kill himself.
maomao
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Nope. Wheels turning. On a road.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
maomao
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And faster than that.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Any faster would be wanton and furious. As a car driver my main instinct is to stay within the law.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Nope. A motorcycle is still way heavier than a bike, and likely to be travelling at greater speeds.So motorcycles should be granted the same privilege as pushbikes in 20 mph zones then, given that they are orders of magnitude lighter than cars and vans
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
T & P
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A 50cc small bike is heavier than a pushbike of course, but realistically you're going to be similary hurt by a bicyclist running into you at 20 mph as you would by a 50 cc scooterist at the same speed, even if the former has a combined mass of 95 kg and the latter 140 kg. They are broadly similar. If being hit above 20 mph by a mass of 140 kg is an unnacceptable risk, then sure as fuck so it is being hit by a 90 kg mass.
But even if you still objected to that, surely you would still have to admit that ebikes should be subject to such speed limits, becaue they are certainly a lot heavier than pushbikes, and a fat bloke on an ebike will probably weight just about as much as a small person on a silly 50cc scooter.
maomao
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Not orders of magnitude lighter unless you're comparing the lightest motorbikes with heavier cars. Even then maybe a single order of magnitude. Maybe check you know what words mean before using them in conversation.
maomao
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Furious cause my wontons are cold maybe.
T & P
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Says the man who endorses the term "death machines" to describe cars
maomao
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They are machines that kill millions a year. It would only be slightly hyperbolic if I had actually ever used it. Whereas 'order of magnitude' has a specific mathematical meaning that you clearly don't know.Says the man who endorses the term "death machines" to describe cars
T & P
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I am perfectly aware of its meaning. Good to see that you (or those in your camp) are allowed to use fucking ludicrious hyperboles, but others are not.
And kindly stick your attempts at condescension up your fucking arse, eh? There's a good lad.
maomao
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It's not me that's being condescending. It's you that's thick.
T & P
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Being called thick by you it's rather like being lectured about children’s welfare by Jimmy Savile. Either way, cunt the fuck off. Seriously. Whatever weird obsession or grudge has prompted you to unleash the torrent of abuse you have showered me with for the last few days, just cunt the fuck off if you can't play nice.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
The goalposts are now moved from motorbike to 'silly 50cc scooter'. What speed are they limited to? If it's 20mph maybe we could consider your case. The other problem is their ridiculous noise pollution levels though. Why not just get an e-bike instead?
