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Connecticut Says It's Now Illegal To Ride An E-Bike Without A Helmet But Not A Motorcycle - Jalopnik (www.jalopnik.com)
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In what world does this make sense? You can ride a motorcycle without a helmet in the Nutmeg State if you're the right age, but never an e-bike.

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[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've always found seatbelt laws strange for this reason. Obviously, people should wear seatbelts. But it's odd that it's a ticketable offense in the same world where you are free to eject yourself at 75mph into someone's back windscreen on the highway via motorcycle.

I'm somewhat surprised that in a lawsuit-heavy world where everything is covered in bubble wrap, and hammers have warnings that tell you to not hit your fingers or swallow the hammer, that motorcycles are still allowed to roll free.

Same thing with restrictions on sawed off shotguns, shotguns with ammo and laser restrictions, etc in a world where you can have an Steyr AUG with extended mags, lol.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

If you aren't buckled up, you are a threat to everyone inside the car because you're going to get thrown around and injure everyone. I have kicked people out of my car for this before. I do agree that the NFA is nonsense though.

Buckle the fuck up everyone! Wear helmets! Both have saved my life.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago

It makes sense in a world where one thing is done at a time. Better to have ebike helmet law and no motor bike than neither.

After ebike one is done people can work on getting motorbike passed.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 26 points 6 days ago

Seems stupid not to wear a helmet on either IMO, but it's a weird discrepancy.

[–] OfCourseNot@fedia.io 22 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Wear a helmet, kids! Doesn't matter if you're riding an e-bike, a motorcycle, an e-scooter... if you're sharing the road with cars, vans, trolleys.. and your head is what's going to take the hit in case of an accident, wear a fucking helmet! (Some hi-viz, or light saturated colours, or anything that makes you more visible and stand out won't hurt either)

Or don't, idk, given the state of the world I think Darwin could use a bit of help, so if you don't feel like messing your hair, or you find it a bit uncomfortable, you do you. Thanks for the organs, btw.

[–] YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Believe it or not, the helmet debate continues to rage on to this day (amongst cyclists anyways) with both sides making compelling arguments.

I think for those in the anti-helmet crowd, their strongest arguments are that helmets may disincentivize people from riding, and that resources and focus is better spent on improving infrastructure and lowering speed limits.

As for me, I've gotten a concussion even while wearing a helmet and I hate to think what the outcome would have been if I weren't in the pro-helmet crowd.

[–] OfCourseNot@fedia.io 3 points 6 days ago

I wasn't talking really about the law, as long as they don't ban helmets I don't care. The anti-helmets might have a point tho, if the helmets are what's keeping these idiots from getting out of the car and onto a(n e-)bike just let them ride without it, it's a win-win-win situation and spending resources trying to avoid it doesn't seem very smart. In the other hand, where I live is the other way around, illegal for motorbikes and mopeds but legal for bikes and scooters, but we have a public health system and I think if everyone is gonna have to pay for either brain surgery or a pack of ibuprofen a dumb personal decision can become a collective burden, so mandating helmets can make more sense. Idrk.

Glad you listened to the calls of brain to protect it! Helmets are cool.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I was just shopping for one and was shocked about the price. Thought about it and realized, this is literally my brain, everything who is me and about me. Out of everything that I can cheap out on, this is not one of them.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

If you need help picking out a good one Virginia tech does a bunch of testing and publishes the results here: https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I always wear a bike helmet but it seems inappropriate and invasive for cops to be pulling over cyclists to lecture them about their own safety.

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

IMO its because Ebikes are an easy target for new laws and regulations.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Motorcycles you'll get a bunch of angry boomer Harley riders yelling at local politicians about freedom

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 days ago

Exactly, laws for ebikes don't really anger large groups.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

Do ebikes require a special license like motorcycles do? Regardless of what you think of helmet laws, motorcycle riders have to prove a basic level of competency that isn't required for ebikes AFAIK.