As powerful electric motorbikes such as those from brands like Sur Ron and Talaria become more popular, especially with teens,...

As powerful electric motorbikes such as those from brands like Sur Ron and Talaria become more popular, especially with teens,…

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
    211·
    3 days ago

    juveniles riding Sur Ron-style electric motorbikes, which fall far outside the regulatory limits of electric bicycles.

    Why would anybody call these machines “bicycles”?

    • krelvar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      3 days ago

      Because then they can sell them online in a shady way with no licensing or registration required. There’s a lot of incentive to call them bicycles, which they most definitely are not

      • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        they can sell them

        They can? Do you mean, it is legal?

        It would be called false advertising here, or maybe even fraud. Fraud as a business means 2 years jail, minimum.

        When the police simply takes away the vehicles, they are punishing the parents, maybe the grandparents, who will then have to pay the replacement vehicle for the spoiled brat. This does not change anything. It even helps the sellers who make additional revenue :-(

        • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          1·
          3 days ago

          There’s nothing illegal in selling or owning one, and you can use them on your own land or ride around dirtbike tracks as much as you want. But I can guarantee that nowhere will any of the sellers be found claiming using one on public roads would be legal, because it isn’t.

          This is BTW the exact same reason why you can buy electric scooters in the UK even though they are illegal to ride on public roads, as that is the only illegal part.

    • mindbleachEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      To legally avoid regulations about motorcycles.

      It just didn’t work.