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How e-bikes reduce vehicular traffic

Ontarians, I need your help. This week I was pulled over by the police for having a kid's seat on my e-bike. I was informed this is illegal in Ontario as Sec. 38 of the HTA doesn't allow anyone under the age of 16 to be on a power-assisted or motor assisted bicycle. In 2021 the Moving Ontarians More Safely Act came out that separated power-assisted bicycles (like e-bikes) from motor assisted bicycles (like dirt bikes). This will finally allow child seats on e-bikes. Please call your MPP to get this bill that passed and assented 3 years ago into law. Details on the wording of the current and assented laws: currently the Highway Traffic Act, section 38, states : "No person who is the owner or is in possession or control of a motor assisted bicycle or power-assisted bicycle shall permit a person who is under the age of 16 years to ride on, drive or operate the motor assisted bicycle or power-assisted bicycle on a highwau" the Moving Ontarians More Safely Act, 2021, S.O. 2021, C. 26 - Bill 282 splits this into a few sections: "No person under the age of 14 years shall operate a power-assisted bicycle described in clause (a) of the definition" "No person under the age of 16 years shall operate a power-assisted bicycle described in clause (b) or (c)" and the new section 38.1: "No person under the age of 16 years shall ride on, drive or operate a motor assisted bicycle on a highway" From my perspective this will make e-bikes legal to have kids seats; and separate the class away from gas and electric dirt bikes.

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[article] What to do about America’s killer cars
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    I mean, that's an option too. Bike could pay 1/8th-1/12th the amount cars do based on amount of road used.

    Of course, there's the whole problem of cars don't fucking pay for the roads. In Ontario, vehicle registration is a whopping $32. Since the average car lifespan in Canada is around 11 years, Ontario vehicles pay less than $3 per year (less however much of the registration fee is administration and overhead)

    Since bikes take up abouth 1/10th the road, they would pay $3 for registration.

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  • Are Taiwan's Roads Still a "Living Hell"?
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    So you don't have taxis driving on sidewalks or motorcycles speeding down the wrong side of split avenues and you STILL have about the same road deaths and injuries per pop as Taiwan?

    (12.1/100k Taiwan 12.6/100k USA)

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  • What are we thinking about decomposers in solarpunk urban environments?
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    No need to accept mold in your house.

    A huge part of cities (I'd argue the biggest part) is cleanliness and hygiene. Cities need to consolidate and remove their waste to avoid illness and outbreaks. There is also an economy of scale, a municipal composting station can break down more things, and more quickly, than everyone doing it at home (not that they can't or shouldn't if they want to).

    The best way to keep decomposers out of your house is to move the things they want to decompose OUT of your house. This is way to much for an individual to manage in tight quarters, so we fall back on a city's economy of scale.

    Basically, a city needs a systematic approach to decomposition, it's impractical and unhygienic to be doing so on a small scale within a city (the rules are certain different for something more rural or homestead-y)

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  • NYC car addict sues after his $315K Lamborghini supercar gets ticket from noise camera
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    At the same time it could become unreasonable for individuals to research all the local ordinances they may encounter in a 20 mile trip.

    It is extremely reasonable. Drivers are always responsible to learn the laws of places they drive. Are you only required to follow the law of your plate's state/province? Is turning right on red in NYC okay if you are plated outside the city?

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  • Will the courts stop Doug Ford from banning safe consumption sites?
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    In Kingston, I've heard to janitorial staff needing to clear needles and remove tresspassers off the grounds at the boys & girls club, and a school that are the closest to the SCSs. I don't know how the volume of cleaning compares to schools farther away from the SCS. My data is also hearsy, but comes from someone who works with the community.

    I'll also say Kingston concentrates support services geographically, which leads to concentrations of people using these services geographically. This is something I didn't see in other cities where services are more spread out around.

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  • Who's going to win? I guess owl wait longer for the results.

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    Ikea's HULTARP rods and hooks can let you store things outside of the kitchen too. I came up with this solution to stick long, but flat and lightweight, items on the wall in a bathroom. Edit: note that Ikea has two sizes of HULTRAP hooks, so you might want to get a pack of each while figuring out what works best for your items.

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    Edit: please excuse the typo. I probably shouldn't use Sunforged as an editor. [Bonus gif!](https://i.imgflip.com/7zsn78.gif)

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    [Template](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/cad469da-a695-4ad5-904d-bf30355d7042.png) and the [Reverse template](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ce94e8fa-6fdf-4026-b689-559f203a2f82.png) for use.

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    The drama is related to a Science Fiction community mod and and admin. I don't know enough to write on it, so check there. Edit: [MFW I just wanted to make a meme but dragged all the drama here](https://static3.cbrimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jar-Jar-Binks-Aftermath-Empires-End.jpg)

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    Transcription: [Visibly upset woman] : I bet he's thinking about other women. [Man deep in thought] : We continue to see that force sensitivity passes generationally, but no one has bred for it. The Jedi deny sex to their order and recruit through child abduction. The Sith are obsessed with extending life and cloning, despite family legacies being perfectly viable methods to consolidate power.

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