Oregon Senate passes 'Trenton's' e-bike law; sends to Kotek for signature
www.centraloregondaily.com
The Oregon Senate passed a bill updating laws around electric bicycles on Monday. It's named for a Bend teen killed in a collision while riding an e-bike last summer.
  • Cornucopiaofplenty@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    9 months ago

    Absolutely baffling that you’re being downvoted. Anyone using the road needs plenty of ways that other road-users can see them easily. Cars and motorcycles have lights and reflectors, bicycles need them too!

    • baru@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      9 months ago

      You’re ignoring that the cyclist is being blamed instead of any other thing. Say like the terrible infrastructure for starters.

      • Cornucopiaofplenty@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        I’m not ignoring anything. I’m saying that on top of needing improved infrastructure and road laws, more cyclists need to be aware of the fact that they’re pretty much a floppy bag of skin and bones which is no match for a metal box going 20-50mph.

        • vividspecter@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          9 months ago

          which is no match for a metal box going 20-50mph.

          Agreed. So let’s lower the speed limit to 20mph at the absolute maximum in cities, and add traffic calming measures so that cars more easily stick to that limit.

          • reassure6869@lemm.eeEnglish
            2·
            9 months ago

            You want 25 mph for 70 miles of road in some places, not reasonable given how the US has built itself. Places that can achieve this (dt San Francisco, dt Boston,dt Oakland, dt New York) already do this.