Every now and then a new trend pops up, which is usually fleeting and harmless.
But recently an unusual trend has emerged (actually, every trend is not completely sane...) according to which "no one is really riding an electric bike.".
Although electric bicycles only entered our agenda last week, they are not that new. Like any "trend" or "fad," the phenomenon starts with one person and slowly spreads until it reaches everywhere.
But this time a disaster has occurred. What is the problem? You ask yourself. I don't know how knowledgeable you are on the subject, but electric bicycles are literally vehicles for everything. Electric bicycles = mopeds. I'll try to explain: Anyone can buy bicycles, and anyone sells them, probably because of their name "bicycle." So everyone turns a blind eye.
But it's hard to grasp: How can parents let a 10-year-old child, for God's sake, ride this 'life-threatening' thing? Would you let a child ride a motorcycle? The answer is unequivocally no! So dear parents, don't let the innocent word 'bike' fool you.
Not long ago, I watched an investigation filmed with a hidden camera about "the bike." Watching it left me hysterical. Why? In the video, you could see the "disaster" at the electric bike shop, in which the salesman explains that the bike can reach 50 km/h. When asked how he gets to that point and if it's legal? He replied: "That many shops simply put 2 motors on the bike, and there's no problem with the law.".
50 km/h, that's the speed of a car. So what do we have here? A vehicle that anyone can reach, including small children, within easy reach. There is no enforcement, no law, no justice, and no judge. And what is there? Lots of injured people, and people run over by those "bikes" who are being treated in hospitals across the country. It was recently reported that a boy ran over a girl and kept driving. Well, we also have hit-and-run without a problem here. A real mass killing machine.
I say 'killing', because if you ask me, I wouldn't be surprised if, God forbid, some disaster suddenly happens that is not ours, that a teenager decides to drive at top speed and runs over a toddler to death.
It is possible that after reading these lines, the youth and cyclists will be filled with hatred towards me, but what can I do? I just want to prevent disasters.
So now the question is, what do we do? Like everyone else, I heard about the police's recommendation to the Ministry of Transportation to limit the number of cyclists to 16 and with a license. In other words, legislation is required, but in a country like ours, legislation = bureaucracy, and bureaucracy, in my estimation, will take a few years (maybe I'll be married by then...), and I doubt if it will be implemented at all.
It may indeed move forward quickly, if, God forbid, a disaster occurs like I mentioned. Then everything will be over before you can say anything. Maybe they will even be outlawed, who knows...
When I was at the elementary school that was near the crosswalk, the authorities made sure to post 'safety guards'. But they couldn't always do 100% safety, as there were times when they weren't, like afternoon classes and the like. And the day came when a child was run over. She miraculously survived, but then everyone remembered that the moving intersection was indeed dangerous, and the municipality understood, and installed speed bumps and traffic signs...
Why wait for disaster for the sake of God? Prevent it, be creative, and anticipate a cure for the plague.
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