• Anticorp
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    1 year ago

    I think the real concern should be all the exercise the kids aren’t getting by riding eBikes. Kids that ride bicycles everywhere build muscle and cardiovascular strength and the benefits of that carry on into young adulthood. Our children are already playing outside a lot less than they used to. Children should get lots of exercise, and eBikes provide very little compared to a regular bicycle.

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      1 year ago

      Eh, people riding an ebike everywhere probably wouldn’t be riding a bike anyways if they didn’t have that ebike. It just offers a larger range of area they can go to. I bet most would just be sitting at home if they couldn’t ride their ebike to their friend’s house or wherever they want to meet their friends.

    • spaduf@slrpnk.net
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      1 year ago

      One thing to consider here is the potential for heat stress. We don’t want to depend on a mode of transportation that’s unusable in the summer.