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[–] AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

though i agree with regulation, i am a 20mph limit guy; however i dont live in new york (and have never been). if 15mph suits the city, i see no problem with it.

hopefully the mayor has taken a few days to ride around in an ebike to know what he is signing (though i highly doubt it)

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 16 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

15 MPH does not suit the city. I was a daily cyclist in NYC for a long time and 15 MPH is generally the minimum speed you need to be going to keep safe in traffic. Capping a small motorized vehicle to 15 MPH while cars are zooming past at 30+ is not good.

ooohhhh, i didnt realize the cars had a faster speed limit. yeah, thats kinda fucked up.