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   On 10/27/2025 4:25 PM, Ed P wrote:   
   > On 10/27/2025 4:15 PM, rbowman wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:14:52 -0400, Ed P wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> E Bikes are becoming very popular.  Cheap easy transportation, they are   
   >>> good for a lot of people.  With risk, though, much from stupidity.   
   >>>   
   >>> https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2025/10/24/st--petersburg-police-e-   
   >> bike   
   >>   
   >> The local subreddit had a thread yesterday about a guy who rides   
   >> around on   
   >> a onewheel and seems to have a death wish. So far there haven't been any   
   >> city ordinances but as e-bikes and e-scooters proliferate it's a   
   >> matter of   
   >> time. I think the Forest Service has banned them and they are now   
   >> added to   
   >> the prohibited signs at trailheads. The icon is a bicycle with an   
   >> electric   
   >> cord with a red slash.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Florida is going to update regulations, mostly based on speed ability,   
   > to determine if must be registered and allowed on the streets.   
   >   
   > I see people zipping around on scooters too.  Not against them, just   
   > have to operate sanely. Not all do. My son has treated a few in the   
   > hospital ER he works at.   
      
      
   Years ago I was heavily into bicycling going more than 100 miles a week.   
     Downhill once I clocked 45 mph.   
      
   Trying to shift into high gear once the chain got wrapped up tossing me   
   off the bike to hit the road at maybe 20 mph.  Helmet saved head but my   
   collarbone snapped in half.  Should have had surgery right away as it   
   would not heal in months so had surgery and was out of commission for   
   nearly 9 months total.   
      
   I have been in three head on or near head on collisions that totaled the   
   cars but I only got bruised.   
      
   Today I will not zip around on anything that goes over 15 mph.   
      
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