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Surprisingly yes it is, cause big cities are in valleys which are flat (valleys were flattened by massive glaciers), and there is a lovely bike infrastructure.

damn you just reminded me my mom bought a basic calculator with tiny solar panel 25 years ago : it is still working !

damn wild trees crossing street

They will if they are forced by regulation : 10y mandatory warrantee, right to repair, standardized swappable batteries, spare parts production for 20y...

but we need politics who set up such regulations

Unfortunately that won't solve the problem, I see some people that have already everything, but they are just afraid of others, don't want to change their habits and don't want to share.

I guess the only way to change this mind is to talk, exchange, mix, share

Or just learn to ignore it, like advertising : when I see a troll I just think "allright this is bullshit" and move on

Europe confiscated their yachts so now oligarchs are using military ships to go on holidays?

Now it is a drop in the bucket, but with a good bike road (which is secure from cars and actually go somewhere, like workplaces, schools, groceries) people can finally take a bike or a scooter instead of their car.

If you want personnal example, I go out and make grown up stuff everyday on my bike, like going to work, groceries and taking kids to the school, cause I know how to mix in traffic (and most of people in cars here are respectful).

With a secured bike road my kids could go by themselves, and my wife could go by herself to groceries, now she is too afraid of cars, fortunately city is spending millions to build that so in few years it will be allright.

And I see plenty of roads empty during the day which is used only twice a day during workdays by a couple of resident (if they work), and you still pay for it without thinking about it.

Do you see vacant car lanes too? Cause there are plenty of it!

No, even in extermination camps they kept the hairs to make wigs and used melted fat from bodies to make soap... yeah.

I know that I know nothing.

Is the motto since 2500 years, right? Right?

There is no regulation for ebikes in the US?

Here if the ebike goes >15mph it is like any other vehicle (must have insurance and plate) and is not allowed on bike lanes.

Of course uber drivers and many others people use home made set-up on their bike which exceed legal regulations and drive recklessly but heh that's an other problem.