Mdd... I do think that people that need cops and laws in order to function with respect towards others ARE subhuman and ranting ignorant posts like the one I'm replying to sure don't help.
I do agree, drinking and driving is stupid, but maybe only because we live with a system that criminalizes “potential†behavior. Preventative “medicine� Forced on us? No thanks. I was moving out of town, so I went to a couple bars to say goodbye to some friends (not a career drunk). Had 5 beers in four hours, and I'm 200 pounds, I was NOT impaired, I could have passed a DMV written, physical, driving, test, no problem (where, guess what, very rarely, if ever, does one get it perfect). It's that whole attitude, that, if you haven't found something wrong, you haven't been looking hard enough, that pisses me off. It's that belief, that, let's pull everyone over, maybe we'll get lucky some of the time. Imo, it presumes guilt, results in harassment, and forces us to participate in yet another revenue generating activity, having to get a lawyer for defense. At best, it has little merit, at worst, it violates our contitutional rights to privacy and unreasonable search. They followed me for close to a mile, before pulling me over for a lie (didn't “screw up†driving), which they felt perfectly fine in perpetuating, because presumably their “report†is undeniably the truth. (at least until you can get a lawyer to prove otherwise). It's an abuse of power. I was perfectly courteous and respectful to the cops. Yes I know it's a game, yes I played (didn't think I was playing, so yes, maybe a little ignorant), and I got caught. To me the fact that it's a game, is the problem. Where the loser, typically a very small portion of the whole, pays the penalty for the entire group. That's another thing that I find unjust. I don't mind being held responsible for my actions, but if I want to play the lotto, I'll go down to 7-11 and buy a ticket. Reduce the fine, and charge 5 times as many people, not just the few unlucky ones. And don't arrest someone for a basic infraction. Maybe enhance the fine, to whatever it was you really did wrong (like doubling it for doing something wrong in a construction zone). The only reason to arrest them is if you feel they won't, or won't be able to, realize their mistake, and adjust their behavior. Another thing, the supercedence of financial gain over doing what's right. By my account, the cop was more interested in generating revenue and making a mark for himself. In order to justify his position. That's self interest, and imo, a blatant voilation of the oath, to protect and serve, OTHERS, not themselves. The scary thing is, when people like you stick their heads in the sand, it just becomes commonplace, and gains momentum. You think that because it doesn't affect you, that it doesn't need fixing. See that snowball at the top of the hill? Keep sipping your latte. As for being subhuman, piss off, you nazi. As for ranting, yes, quite a bit thank you, because I feel the system needs serious revision, and i'm not as apethetic as you. Imo, what's truly ignorant, is to believe it can't, or won't, get any worse.
Hey Red, I think the idea is "you're not trustworthy or responsible so we don't want you operating anything that's anywhere close to dangerous".
This is why I kept saying that it's JUST a bike. That as NOT a motor vehicle, is the same as saying that the potential for danger is the same as a bicycle. And, that requiring a license would be a more restrictive rule, as per HR727.
Hey dogman. Fed definition applies when you sell ebikes.
Actually, HR727 also applies to the manufacture of vehicles. And you, as an individual, making an ebike, are indeed, a manufacturer. Per title 49, United States Code. § 30102(5), regardless of whether or not you sell it (and become a dealer, as per (1)). and, an ebike qualifying under HR727 is not a motor vehicle, whereas, a moped is. They are not the same.
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