E-bikes in Hawaii aren’t all created equal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- Locals in the biking community are hoping for more awareness and clarification about e-bikes after a boy was critically injured on Thursday, April 11.
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Come over here to Waipahu and you'll see the same couple of kids racing up and down the street on their E bikes.
They literally are flying up and down the street, especially when it's dark, and without lights or reflectors of any kind.
It's only a matter of time before one or more of those kids gets seriously injured or even killed.
Also, they don't even stop at the intersection. Most of the time, they barely slow down enough to just make the turn without eating asphalt.
Again they aren't talking about the age limitations? The 12 year old boy should not have been riding an e-Bike. Hawaii State law for e-bikes classifies e-bikes as “low-speed electric bicycles.” Riders must acquire registration and be at least 18 years old.
However, those who are 15 years or older are allowed to operate an electric bicycle that is registered to a member of their household.
Ebikes are not for kids
Oh quit! 🙄
womp womp
@user-ke9yk5qp3u a 16 year old can drive a Ferrari in school zone does mean he should. Its already regulated and comes with a speed limit buit in for most if not then they are illegal to sell. What more do you want
Imagine ourselves as teenagers with ebike? We would be lucky to be alive today!
100 percent the Parents Fault. Buying the bike, no supervision and not teaching not to ride anywhere near the road.
He was hit by a car! How does the bike being electric have anything to do with this?
sorry for the child and the driver who hit the kid....but, cant blame the bike and laws....need to blame the parents and teaching their kid safety and be aware and riding bike on the road...also its not just kids its also adults on ebikes thats on the roads in ewa beach they just non chalantly ride next to cars with no care....basically it comes down to common sense safety....that 12yo got hurt because their parents didnt teach him....take accountability stop blaming laws and law enforcement
Praying the boy, he's in critical condition 🙏🏽
Why is everything so hard to figure out?
Pay me to point out the difference between e-bikes and electric motorcycles. If the money's right I'll even tell them the type of laws needed.
Btw the bikes aren't the problem it's the rider.
This had nothing to do with being an e bike..... Politicians hard at work to make money out of nothing
We tend to blame the ebike. In Japan, auto drivers are required to take a bicycle awareness test as a part of a driver's license. For instance, cars often park in bike lanes, taking over the bike lane, forcing the bike into car lanes. There is no enforcement on police part from keeping people from parking their cars in bike lanes. I'm a very safe ebike person, but I see cars not paying attention to bikes. They often times do things that cause problems for ebike riders. I had one close call where a car cut me off in a bike lane (I stopped in time), paying no attention at all to me, ignoring the bike lane. She ended driving off into the median with her car. This tells me educating car drivers is the bigger problem
Ridiculous. People want more laws waist of time and money. We have laws that govern bikes and regulations for bikes that should be followed. There are bike laws and rules already in place. It is up to drivers of motor vehicles to watch for traffic. It wouldn't make a difference if that kid was on a skate board. The driver should be watching the road and is responsible for his/her actions. Don't make this complicated. It's easy. Follow the bike laws if you are on a pedal assisted ebike or road bike. Our government time and money can be spent on better things.
Why don't you walk on a street crosswalk while blindfolded?
ebike safety courses for the Bicycling League could also use the guidelines and teachings from the MSF course.
I pedal a manual bike and plan to get an ebike. What'd I'd like to see is more care from everyone: bicyclists and drivers. I have kids speeding from ahead and behind in Ewa Beach. I slow down and yield to folks walking.
Anything motorized vehicle that shares the road with 7000lb vehicles should have age & licensing requirements.
Plus testing.....written and road!
There are age and license restrictions.
No there shouldn't be gate keeping
Regardless of what kind of bike you have..........DO NOT RIDE YOUR BIKE IN THE CROSS WALK! DO NOT RIDE YOUR BIKE ON THE SIDEWALK WHEN THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS WALKING!
Regulating the bikes creates a beaucracy. In Minnesota, we are not talking about regulating, but awareness. I keep insurance on my ebike (I have 3 of them), but I'm dead flat against regulation and beaucracy that comes with it. What I will say is this, ebikes do need to follow traffic laws that govern cars. If an ebiker violates a traffic law, then a ticket should be written. I don't believe in licenses and registrations on ebikes. I did notice that Japan has few accidents with ebikes due to the bike awareness training auto drivers are required to take.
These advocates keep trying to push ebike regulation even when accidents occur when speed was not a issue. It's nothing more than gate keeping...Oh and the topping on this incident is it was a car accident, nothing related to an ebike. These people need to be shown the door.
Do they run on food stamps?
Maybe Oahu should build a racetrack for safe riding /driving?! I don’t know , just a thought.
This is not a bike issue it's a traffic issue.
Motorcycle speeds with Bike brakes, bike tires and bike shocks
Not even moped rated parts
What could possibly go wrong?
PARENTS....Know what you're getting into when your keiki asks you for an E-bike. There's No Such Thing as Enough Information! If you have questions, no matter how silly, stupid or ludicrous they might sound...One moment of embarrassment could save you & your keiki from a lifetime of regret & self-loathing! Condolences to 12 y/o, parents & vehicle driver.....
You might as well tell them not to drive or walk outside just stay inside for the rest of your life shit happens nobody is completely safe
@daniel Why don't you go outside and play Russian roulette then?
The parents are brain dead. Thats why they bought their kids the E-bikes in the first place. Parents have No analytical skills to think out 'what could happen" if they give their 12 year old a E-bike that goes 25+ MPH.
@@daniel-nw5iq you probably the same kind if people that buy your children e-bikes 😂
@@pookahlakatribe yes I did I will also buy your kids one also if I want I can
Well, I have an electric unicycle that goes 55 miles an hour, an electric hyper scooter that goes 50 miles an hour, a souped up Surron that goes a little over 60 miles an hour, an electric skateboard that goes 30 miles an hour and an electric mountain bike in which I bought a chip that overrides the 20 mile an hour speed limit so I can pedal up to about 33 miles an hour on that one. I'm always respectful of the rules of the road and people on the trails and I never ride on sidewalks. And as for kids, parents should be the ones making the decisions there. The Genie has been let out of the bottle and no one is going to stop this trend! Be safe out there folks! However, just understand these toys are funner than hell! It is an absolute blast!
Third lane needed.
People carrying this much about electric bikes on the road is exactly why America is going downhill
Bicycles can go over 40 with just pedals
12 is to young to ride without a adult . But I don’t want strict laws
I've seen many Surron type e-bikes on the road recently. They are illegal for street use. Designed for of road use only. Surron is not considered an e-Bike. Legal e-bike have speed limitations of 20mph. A Surron well exceeds the 20mph limit. The riders of these e-motorbikes ride reckless, irresponsible, and unsafe. They speed, cut in and out of traffic, pull stunts like wheelies while riding on public roads. And don't follow bike laws.
Misanthrope here. That's why I don't have any sympathy here for riders and parents of young riders that get hurt or killed when doing stupid stunts on public roads, sidewalks and community parks.
@nicktheflash1 well see thats the problem thats affecting the community,careless bike /e-bike and careless car operators clashing togethere the only one can bring order to this sittuation is the state legistlator. the police don't have the power to do anything to this arising problem.
"Arent all created EQUAL"? Neither are DRIVERS equal in SKILL LEVEL, COMMON SENSE, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING!
Nanny-State
I don't even know how to phrase this nicely but this incident didn't happen because of ebikes at all but "safety advocates" have to try and use this against ebikes and those that ride ebikes. It's a weak move that the society shouldn't accept as it makes no sense.
Ban them.
Kids don't belong on the road...kids are on the road as if they have their licenses on these e bikes, darting across roads without any clue of right of way...they don't even know the rules of the road...
Exactly
So basically it's da e-bikss fault?
watch .. its only going to get more worst! you think action will be swift in Hawaii.. sorry but no ways!
An ebike with out pedal assist is a motorcycle its a motorized bicycle and should be classified as such
Incorrect. Mopeds are not motorcycles.
Be a parent and stop crying to the government to protect you from everything. Man have people lost their way
Just remember that over a quarter of the population has an IQ under the average.
@@nickwinn And those are the same people who ride and buy their kids e-bikes without educating themselves and their kids on proper road/street law etiquette.
youtube removed my first comment because it hurt their feelings I guess? My original comment was something about a quarter of the population has a less than average IQ, of course they will clammer that they need more government controls.
You can drive a Ferrari in a school zone. E bikes are not for kids