Electric cars will be forced to make noise at low speeds

[J Riff]

The legal age is 12, should be enough? There's pamphlets free at the library, tell you the bike laws. YOU go put bells on the crak-delivery bike squad.
These people can't drive cars, can't handle bikes, can't seem to find the dollar store to buy lights or bells or helmets, I think it's too late. Can't figure out bikes? Byebye.

 

[Vladd67]

Someone suggested making electric cars sound like a TIE fighter, now that would stand out.

 

[Onyx]

The legal age is 12, should be enough? There's pamphlets free at the library, tell you the bike laws. YOU go put bells on the crak-delivery bike squad.
These people can't drive cars, can't handle bikes, can't seem to find the dollar store to buy lights or bells or helmets, I think it's too late. Can't figure out bikes? Byebye.

The legal age for bicycling is 12? Where is that? I started at 5.

 

[Mirannan]

Nixie, at some point there'll probably be a system-wide attack with some scurrilous rogue reprogramming every car in Britain to play Let It Go.

Or maybe cars that rickroll you.

 

[J Riff]

No, noooo.... * The legal age for riding on the sidewalk, in a crowded N. American city, with millions of cars, bike lanes and all. THEN we add the 250-lb. adults, cruising the sidewalk at thirty mph, everywhere. Do you have that yet? unreal, like a different country I don't recognize. So - silent motorized vehicles - on the sidewalk? Yes, I see tham every single day here, makes walking no fun.

 

[Onyx]

No, noooo.... * The legal age for riding on the sidewalk, in a crowded N. American city, with millions of cars, bike lanes and all. THEN we add the 250-lb. adults, cruising the sidewalk at thirty mph, everywhere. Do you have that yet? unreal, like a different country I don't recognize. So - silent motorized vehicles - on the sidewalk? Yes, I see tham every single day here, makes walking no fun.

I don't understand what 12 years of age has to do with bicycles.

 

[J Riff]

It is ILLEGAL to ride, on the sidewalk - in the major N. Am city. Bikes on road yes?, sidewalk - walking !!! Nope. These are morons without a leash, a very bad sign. Lots of beatings of idiots crashing into pedestrians, alla time, every day! Morons, where'd they all come from?> How did this happen? Bikes.... on the sidewalk!????? Downtown? Whoaaaa, I'm outs here.

 

[Danny McG]

It happened to me two years ago, a dual carriageway and I was walking along a pavement beside It, suddenly a loud voice "Get out of the ****ing way!" and a cyclist bumped into me as he shot past from behind me.

Ten yards further and he had to sudden stop cos a tractor pulled out of a gateway. Before he could move again I'd grabbed his bike and gave him a bit of verbal and the old finger prodding his chest. He was almost crying with fear and mumbling he was very sorry.

I let go and he cycled a good fifty yards distance, then pulled up shouting he would kick my face in next time. Me laughing at him and blowing kisses until he got bored and pedalled away

 

[Onyx]

It is ILLEGAL to ride, on the sidewalk - in the major N. Am city. Bikes on road yes?, sidewalk - walking !!! Nope. These are morons without a leash, a very bad sign. Lots of beatings of idiots crashing into pedestrians, alla time, every day! Morons, where'd they all come from?> How did this happen? Bikes.... on the sidewalk!????? Downtown? Whoaaaa, I'm outs here.

So using the clues in your posts, I looked up the bike laws for the largest N. American city and discovered that it is illegal to ride on sidewalks unless you are 12 or younger in New York City. Is that what you were referring to?

Most of the US does not have that law.

 

[J Riff]

It's here, too - 12. Common sense. But people are so unbelievably entitled now, that you see ten an hour. Never used to see one, till, oh, the last ten years. Riding bike, 30 MPH, headphones, texting, smoking, no helmet, no lights - on the sidewalk. Some motorized. So much for civilization, here in North Am. * ) And HEY - no parking on the sidewalk to get the laundry or whatever.. - in downtown traffic! IF you can believe it, they hadda establish a special police/tow truck squad to put a stop to that.

 

[Anthoney]

Move to Gainesville Florida (UF). I have never lived in a place that regulates bikes more. They will ticket you for riding your bike like a moron. They will pull you over for endangering pedestrians in any way or for riding at night without lights and reflectors. Since fining students is the primary source of income for the PD they were diligent. At least they were when I was there.

 

[Robert Zwilling]

Probably need noise inside the car as well,
Electric Car Takes Driver For A Joy Ride

 

[chrispenycate]

Why not give them bells ? It works with bikes.

And get them to chant 'Unclean, unclean" as they progress? But I have been run over twice by bikes (once on the pavement {sidewalk} and once while crossing the road, where I had a green light and she had a green arrow, allowing her to turn right over me). Bells on bicycles only work if the riders ring them - perhaps a radar 'beep' when the vehicle creeps up on you? There are already lots of predatory mobility scooters haunting pedestrian territory, and many of their operators are less than one hundred percent attentive.

 

[The Ace]

And get them to chant 'Unclean, unclean" as they progress? But I have been run over twice by bikes (once on the pavement {sidewalk} and once while crossing the road, where I had a green light and she had a green arrow, allowing her to turn right over me). Bells on bicycles only work if the riders ring them - perhaps a radar 'beep' when the vehicle creeps up on you? There are already lots of predatory mobility scooters haunting pedestrian territory, and many of their operators are less than one hundred percent attentive.

Anyone cycling on the pavement should be shot.

 

[chrispenycate]

Anyone cycling on the pavement should be shot.

from the point of view of the sort of cyclist who drives on the pavement, every pedestrian anywhere there isn't a psyclepath is a legitimate target. And they complain because you have knocked them off their machines by being where they didn't expect anyone.

But the Genevois are not very enthusiastic about shooting traffic offenders.