Modern society is designed in a way that forces you to use the motorized vehicle to get around. Denying people the right to use motorized vehicles is basically denying them a right to live.
Even if you were drunk, you're not doing any damage to somebody in a car, period. It's a fact. If you're under the influence you'll most likely fall off your e-bike earlier on because these bikes still require some capacity of balance and motor skills unlike a car where you can just press a pedal and steer a wheel.
These types of scooter style Ebikes disincentivize drinking. Due to the lack of cupholders and the fact that you have no choice but to put both hands on the handles and nor to use the ebike effectively
They can if you’ve got multiple dui’s or ouis....as far as motorcycles/cars......and you can still get one if you are operating vehicles that don’t require a license or don’t require registration or insurance
If you are dealing with Florida yes you can the first thing Florida does is go after your driver's license and then you're freedom and then you end up at lake Butler getting your prison number
I don't drive and am looking for an alternative to taking uber or lyft... I'm sick of using my money on that when I've also got bills.. This would be easier for me since I have no license
They want to limit your right to travel! Soon even riding a bike you're going to need a license because if they can take away one right they'll take away another one every century and than pretty soon the people won't even notice that they have no rights left at all
My speed on a regular cycle is 15 MPH, how is that different from an electric cycle? Hell, I can run faster for 2-3 miles than this electric scooter. So, ban my running too.
@@i_fuk_religion Often there isn't much speed difference between consumer-grade EBikes and an athlete on a Road Bike. Which can range around 20-25 MPH for long distances. The main difference isn't really about the bike but rather how it is ridden. Athletes are often a lot more respectful of cars while EBikes are often bought for Fun and thus Safety is pushed to the wayside.
Why? Screw them. Driving is not a right. Nobody said he couldnt walk or take a bus. It cost to drive, so he can py the bus lines. He can walk. he can go to hell for all I care.
It's a frickin bicycle! It max's out at 20mph. I have 2 of them but they are actual bicycles with pedals. The electric motor is pedal assisted. I've had them up to 24 mph going downhill. But the question is who's he (the guy with the DUI) going to hurt besides himself? I'll answer it: NO ONE! And I've never had a DUI but this is a stupid argument.
who's he going to hurt? you got kids who go to school and crosses streets? ok, let's do the math, shall we? first, there's your kid that's not quite a 100 pounds yet. then there's this idiot with no real regard for anyone sept for himself. now, this idiot we'll just keep calling him because he is. is say about 200 pounds. then his ebike, let's say another 200 more pounds because of most ebikes are 200 pounds. now mr. idiot has a real bag on and it's a wonder that idiot can see. now along comes YOUR child trying to cross the street to get to school, when from out of nowhere mr. idiot where both him and his ebike a total of 400 pounds Plows rite into YOUR sweet child. I'll just let you finish this story. I hope he or she made it. Yeah! but what could happen?
@@dennisnorsherd523 Speaking realistically, if a kid is expected to walk to school, they should know to look both ways before crossing the street. If you miss some drunk going 20MPH on a moped, that's kind of awkward.
@@coryCuc buddy he had 4 God damn DUI. That's not a driving problem it's a drunk problem. And I'd bet you he has and does drive it under the influence, or he would not have 4, drunks never quit. Till they really quit, and he did not say he quit, did you not notice that? So we're both. Asking assumptions, I just seem to make more sence based on evidence we can see? My point is if you drink make a plan, call for a ride, or pay a cab, I do and so do probably 80% of responsible people, I've made mistakes, but learned from them, will have to hope he does
The rational moral purpose of DUI laws is to protect other people from being harmed by drunk drivers. The argument is that drunk driving is irresponsible in that it's dangerous to other people. These e-bikes are not big enough to harm someone - anymore than a pedestrian (traditional bicycle or walking). If the max speed is 20 mph it's more like a pedestrian bike; you can't use it on the highway. If someone hurts themselves driving one of these, that's their responsibility. If the goal is to protect drivers of these bikes, then the laws should be on the sale of the e-bikes and on giving information to the buyers of the e-bikes. It makes no (moral) sense to arrest e-bike riders or require e-bike riders to have licenses. They aren't a threat to other people. Our country is turning into a totalitarian dictatorship. Let's fight to move in the direction of individual freedoms and reduce government micro management of people's lives, and reduce unnecessary costs and complexity that serves no purpose except to restrict individual freedom. Also DUIs are bad, but people who lose their license due to DUI are still human. Stop demonizing people with labels. The guy in the video is a great example. He lost his license for DUIs, and he wants a way to get to (work, grocery store, gym) that doesn't require a license (and doesn't require him to break the law by driving illegally). An e-bike is a great solution for people like him. That way he's not a danger to other people, and he can still live his life, be more self-sufficient, and contribute to society by commuting to his job.
I don't have any DUI nor a criminal record. My IDs were stolen by illegal migrants in NJ, Too expensive to hire lawyers here. I lost my driver license for 2 years; these scooters are very helpful. Public transportation is very poor and limited and slow not to say that public trans is very expensive too & dangerous, you find a lot of criminals in public buses.
Pfshh but at the end of the day ebikes are WAY cheaper then buying a car and dealing with registration insurance and license Just for the damn car, EBIKES ARE PERFECT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
Brendan Manwaring maybe an injure, but it would be just a bruise, it has to be more than 20mph to even break a bone. They shouldn't allow E Bikes to contain a class m license.
If kid 5 yrs old ran out, are you saying something that has a combined weight of 400 lbs at 20 MPH can't kill? Your wrong if you add it up it can create 8000 lbs of force, so it can and prob has, this dude had 4 chances, that's 3 too many, he's got a drinking problem, that's the route cause, no matter who says what, if your even drinking on a bycle you can hurt someone badly
@@daleval2182 in that argument why not require a licence to know how to throw a punch? you cant punch a 5 year old and kill them no problem this isnt about DUI convicts its about restricting personal freedoms and trying to force people to break the law by banning every option they have to force them into the US for profit prison industry if you cant see that then please give up your right to vote your part of the problem
Im 16 I have a moped and live in NC. They have to be registered and have plates along with liability insurance. but if it doesn’t go over 35mph on flat ground then you don’t need to have a license for it. There is always a way around it tho. Sometimes people will rebuild the engine and put a kit on it so that it goes 80mph but in the body of a 49-50cc scooter: it’s dangerous but people do it
So basically it’s a fancy e-bike. I’d be down to purchase it if I didn’t already have one and if it costed less money than my motorized bicycle. Also, I like the throttle, hub drive, and the rear view mirrors along with the headlights and turn signals. With my motorized bicycle, you can attach mirrors to it, but guess what? They’ll flop around and you’ll be looking down at your feet or up into the sky if you run over a bump in the road or decide to go off roading or down alleys. These mirrors look a bit more sturdy. My friend put a little two stroke on his bike and we ride around. It takes him up to 20mph, he pedals the rest. If he needed to go faster, we could give him a bit of a smaller rear sprocket or put a gear system on his bike, but then it’d require a license and registration along with other requirements for being classified as a moped. Sometimes I wish our bikes could go faster so we could get on bigger roads, but all that is about to change as soon as I get my actual drivers license. There should be no problem with this if there is no problem with a motorized bicycle that can reach the same exact speeds. I’d argue that it’s safer because of the hub drive, rear view mirrors, and the headlights and turn signals. Where I’m from, you don’t even need to have those on the bike if it’s legally classified as a motorized bicycle.
Look folks, these guys aren't going to be hurting anybody or doing much damage on one these things. If they mess up, THEY'RE the one who's going to be in the hospital. Let them ride.
Scooters are no more of a hazard than the use of a Bicycle! And requiring a drivers license would be a life changing inconvenience for most people who rely on them for mobility do to health and handicap limitations!
One of the many problems is the operators of e propelled will be the courtesy/safety on the bike/pedestrian trails - u allready had the lance armstrongs coming 20mph dodging within inches
As hard as they tried to edit and make him look bad the dude is doing his best. He can still get a DUI on a bike, electric or not. He looked sober to me. He’s way more at risk of during that killing anyone behind that deceive than a car. Good for him. It’s still a punishment to lose your license. We need cars in this country. I’ve just made up my mind. I’m going with a e-bike!
My teenage child rides one to school are we going to start issuing. Drivers license. to 15yrs. Kids now it saves me from taking him to practice and teenage activities also gives him freedom and responsibility. To be mobile and safer then riding the bus although he has to on raininy days and those days he always late home. He also maintains it. Gov need to but out im saving money on gas and driving less. With todays gas price 3.30 gal i think ill get me one too. My job is 7 miles away
A drunk guy on a slow ebike is a lot better than a drunk guy in a 2000 pound 70 mph hunk of steel. An ebike requires at least a bit of coronation to balance so it's more likely you'd fall off before you hurt someone. And how the hell are you supposed to get to and from a bar? Nearest bar to me is 2 miles. Don't want to walk, no taxi service around here. Most people just drive. These ebike give those kinds of people an alternative to driving a vehicle to a bar. If anything, ebikes are making the world safer by keeping bar hoppers out of cars.
THIS SUPPOST TO BE PUNISHMENT..... THE OFENDER. DOESN'T NEED FOOD ANY MORE, NOR DOES HE HAVE TO PAY RENT. BILLS WILL PAY WHEN SHAKING THE TREE. ONLY IN A STUPED MIND.
Go watch my 70+ ebike videos on how to use them without any problems. I've been stopped once...ONLY because the cop didn't realize it was electric. If used right they're a great way to get around. ..and with that said, 6 years later. Honda Groms shouldn't require a license. Insurgence and REG yes. But come on people. Should people really need a license to go 60mph?
@@LjCaples lol wtf country do you live in?! Highways also have a minimum speed limit to be legally on it. And it's a hell of a lot higher than 6mph. Actually. 50cc can get up to (and most of them do) 30-35mph.
This is so so hard I have not had a driver's license in 20 years :(. I also have not broken the law and drove anyway I am now a widow and mother of five with two handicapped children I spent our money twice I'm getting my driver's license back to no avail it seems to be a money game I don't know what to think anymore.! I'm a certified dental hygienist and have always been a good mother that can't get ahead. Shoulders back looking forward keep pushing on good luck everyone.🌬👣🌬👣🌬👣🌬👣
They do not mention you very often go faster on an old 10 speed remember the movie Breaking away I believe they were doing 50 60 mph ...so really a stupid law.
What the hell is with this style of editing that American TV news uses? Rapid cuts between the video of the guy talking and what the narrator is saying. It's so annoying.
Most Cops won't bother to enforce DUI's on 2 wheels If you're Drunk Nature will take care of you properly. Any decent lawyer can get a client off of a DUI Charge that didn't involve an accident
Perfect example of overstep. I don't have a DUI I have a ebike because you don't need a license. I still have to get around, it's cheaper, it's quick, and it's my choice to not having to waste my money on tags and license and insurance. Because I could not afford all those regulations. I jave a right to travel I shouldn't have to be taxed to death here too. In alls I can say is stay in your lane and I am glad I don't have to live in Florida. I hope the laws stay the same, I'd hate to have spent all that money on something that I can not use anymore. People just got to hate, it's only a problem if they are drunk riding, I do believe that is not legal now. This sounds like a personal issue or a vendetta and is out of bounds. After all it is Florida 😁
Problem is law makers & pencil pushers always trying to find a way to get more money out of people. These law makers have a cushy job making 6 figures driving their expensive vehicles do not want any kind of bikes on the road because they want to look down at their phone while driving.
Glad the e-bikes are not illegal in that state, wish that were the case here as well. The e-bikes are safe, cheap, and are a good source of transportation for those that can not afford to keep a vehicle. Angers me that they are already giving e-bikes a negative stereotype, as if all are alcoholics, drunks, and trash out on the roads, rather than noting most are just in need of transportation to and from work, and grocery shopping. With all of the money the states and federal government squander, I find it hard to believe that sidewalks, and expanding roads for an e-bike, bicycle lane will never happen.
you can do more dammage on inline skates.. its the punishment that does not fit the crime.. no car is valid but not forever.. if people can change then redemption should be part of the crime.. this country is to harsh on everything. lawyer make money and everyone else does too.. we are the slaves.. why should we not drink. public transport should be cheaper and more available.. but you might as well give a guy the chair if you are going to take his ride to work away..
Curious they look like Scooters and not Ebikes.... With that said, walking is hard enough when drunk. Why the hell would you want to operate a bicycle that requires very careful balance anyway?
To me this presents an alternative to our car dominated American culture. Our cities are so spread apart there is no meaningful form of transportation other than cars which are not accessible to everyone. Public transportation is lacking in so many American cities. The only way for people to travel without a drivers license is using one of these. If we increase public transportation and make everything more walkable, we would not need to use these.
I can literally ride a rusted huffy from the garbage twice as fast, cars can go between five and ten times as fast, and weigh probably close to 100 times as much. Even if he passed out drunk while riding this thing, he would be the only one hurt. Drunks need to run errands and get to work like the rest of us, and many communities don't have busses, uber, or taxis. I bet a car commercial appeared right after this particular news story.
theres a cop who started messeing with me cause i drove a crown vic.. this guy wrote me about 7 or 8 pieces of trash that i threw away for him. so now i sold my car cause of the harrassment by this one cop. so im on the side of the rd w my moped cause it wasnt working. the same cop (216 shaler pa) stoped to "help" me as he always claimes he is trying to do. the whole encounter was only him being manipulative and just harrassment he again hadded me his garbagge i was nice enough to throw it away for him... ... they are crimminals who need to be dethroned.. he lied and said my moped was a scooter and thats why he was writeing a contract. -to "help" me right. lol
Reporters are the biggest snitches EVER!! They’re the reason why a lot of motor scooters are banned across the country. I wish I can put my foot🦶🏽.....
Those are not e-bikes. Those are mopeds/scooters. I really wish the news and all the politicians would just stop. E-bikes and E-scooters are completely harmless. If someone decides to be reckless on an electric bike or scooter, the only one that's going to be hurt is the dumb butt on the scooter. If property damage is an issue, make a law requiring insurance on them. I really feel like the only reason e bikes are illegal or limited in so many places is taxes. The government makes loads of money every year off vehicle registration costs and vehicle fines. They know they'll lose that income if smaller electric vehicles like bikes and scooters become too popular.
And honestly if you live in someplace nice and warm like florida then yeah youre kinda set, cars do have their benefits, but id like to have a moped and live somewhere warm, because they are easier to drive and also park
First of all that's not even an Ebike, that's a moped.. and Drunk drivers are to blame not the Moped.. That not fair to others who use the E bike and Mopeds Properly.. Ban Drunk driving and anyone caught drunk driving sentence them to jail time period...
I understand that they've broken the law well consider this their punishment unless you change the law where they spend more time in prison but if you're not going to change that law people need to have transportation to get back and forth to work to the grocery store Etc you might give them a limitation to work grocery store home fine however people need in have the right to travel if you don't think it is a right you only think it's a privilege try going without a vehicle for a year
This country is way too lax on the issue of poverty. There are millions of people in this country who are struggling financially because public transportation doesn't always cut it.
I understand requiring a licence because of people like this but then there are other people like me who have something like epilepsy and even though my seizures only happen in my sleep I'm unable to get a license really holding me back. Something like this would be amazing.
Insurance companies leave kids like my son no other way, sadly I couldn't afford to help him insure a car, this gives kids a chance, don't hate kids for wanting to be mobile.
William Oscar garvin: Hey come on even I don't have license even after I fail the test of driver's license and it was tough for me to really pass it And it it is the reason I try studying it but I've failed to test and that's the reasons why I decided to drive without a license And what do you People Have to say about it put your comments down below.
PEOPLE IN A TOUGH FINANCIAL SITUATION THAT CAN AFFORD TO PAY A ONE TIME THING FOR A EBIKE AND NOT A CAR THAT IMPORTANT OPTION SHOULDN'T BE TAKEN AWAY FROM PEOPLE
Hope you don't mind my comment? That's understandable but no matter if you're driving a lawn mower or motorcycle under 49cc electric bike or whatever that doesn't require license. you still can get the DUI and you're going to probably cause less damage than- if they were actually behind the higher powered car! Just saying!
Drunks will get around. I'd much rather have them on a bike... not in a car. Driving, riding, walking, or loitering... (drunk in public) is still a ticket waiting to happen. So I don't see them as a loophole, just a smaller fine.
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Modern society is designed in a way that forces you to use the motorized vehicle to get around. Denying people the right to use motorized vehicles is basically denying them a right to live.
yeah but it depends where you live.
Even if you were drunk, you're not doing any damage to somebody in a car, period. It's a fact. If you're under the influence you'll most likely fall off your e-bike earlier on because these bikes still require some capacity of balance and motor skills unlike a car where you can just press a pedal and steer a wheel.
These types of scooter style Ebikes disincentivize drinking. Due to the lack of cupholders and the fact that you have no choice but to put both hands on the handles and nor to use the ebike effectively
I don't drink but i wana ride these scooters while drinking now..
I understood there are laws that abide people from riding on the streets but you cannot control others and deny them the right to commute
@@galacticgalaxyonezerone7235 Exactly. It's sick
They can if you’ve got multiple dui’s or ouis....as far as motorcycles/cars......and you can still get one if you are operating vehicles that don’t require a license or don’t require registration or insurance
If you are dealing with Florida yes you can the first thing Florida does is go after your driver's license and then you're freedom and then you end up at lake Butler getting your prison number
I don't drive and am looking for an alternative to taking uber or lyft... I'm sick of using my money on that when I've also got bills.. This would be easier for me since I have no license
jessica walker yea and I'm looking for a funner way to drink and drive. my intention is not to kill ppl. but to just have fun driving
@@just_a5.7 good luck to that pal, try balancing anything when your pissed *It isn't going to happen*
I know someone who license is suspended they need an alternative too!
They want to limit your right to travel! Soon even riding a bike you're going to need a license because if they can take away one right they'll take away another one every century and than pretty soon the people won't even notice that they have no rights left at all
Insurance, redgestration, taxes ect......
Whats next? No skateboards or bikes?
The one No walking, thats probably next
My speed on a regular cycle is 15 MPH, how is that different from an electric cycle? Hell, I can run faster for 2-3 miles than this electric scooter. So, ban my running too.
@@i_fuk_religion Often there isn't much speed difference between consumer-grade EBikes and an athlete on a Road Bike. Which can range around 20-25 MPH for long distances.
The main difference isn't really about the bike but rather how it is ridden. Athletes are often a lot more respectful of cars while EBikes are often bought for Fun and thus Safety is pushed to the wayside.
autonomous2010 um. No. The little spandex mafia are far from respectful.
Only floating
"Loopholes" They just want to make money off you... 20mph is nothing, I can bike faster than that.
Exactly!
I have hit 45 on a 10-speed I had granite I was 18 years old too
Exactly
Me too
I went 30 on a bmx lol bigger gears
"Oh no the drunks are gonna be mowing down crowds with their 20 mph ebikes"
Actually no- they might be pulling out in traffic " sloshed" n hammied
Buahahahahahaha
@@poligonzo5300 lol
patrick hunter and they will get it and die and my car will have a small bump 😂 let people get around how they want
I can go pretty much that speed on a bicycle on flat ground
They just mad they beat at their own game
If you're going to take someone's right to travel away you need to provide a 24-hour transportation for them
Why? Screw them. Driving is not a right. Nobody said he couldnt walk or take a bus. It cost to drive, so he can py the bus lines. He can walk. he can go to hell for all I care.
Driving is a Privilege not a right..as long it isnt 50cc or more then like a Moped
@@nickknight1618 hmm maybe your right and mind telling where you got that information
@@nickknight1618 okay for the information
ziblot123 Jesus Christ, who pissed in your corn flakes?
It's a frickin bicycle! It max's out at 20mph. I have 2 of them but they are actual bicycles with pedals. The electric motor is pedal assisted. I've had them up to 24 mph going downhill. But the question is who's he (the guy with the DUI) going to hurt besides himself? I'll answer it: NO ONE! And I've never had a DUI but this is a stupid argument.
who's he going to hurt? you got kids who go to school and crosses streets? ok, let's do the math, shall we? first, there's your kid that's not quite a 100 pounds yet. then there's this idiot with no real regard for anyone sept for himself. now, this idiot we'll just keep calling him because he is. is say about 200 pounds. then his ebike, let's say another 200 more pounds because of most ebikes are 200 pounds. now mr. idiot has a real bag on and it's a wonder that idiot can see. now along comes YOUR child trying to cross the street to get to school, when from out of nowhere mr. idiot where both him and his ebike a total of 400 pounds Plows rite into YOUR sweet child. I'll just let you finish this story. I hope he or she made it. Yeah! but what could happen?
@@dennisnorsherd523 Speaking realistically, if a kid is expected to walk to school, they should know to look both ways before crossing the street. If you miss some drunk going 20MPH on a moped, that's kind of awkward.
Drunks should drive nothing. What if he hit your kid on an ebike, would you feel same, if you drink, get a ride,, or don't drink. Period
@@daleval2182 He's not drinking, nor is he drunk. Did you miss that?
@@coryCuc buddy he had 4 God damn DUI. That's not a driving problem it's a drunk problem. And I'd bet you he has and does drive it under the influence, or he would not have 4, drunks never quit. Till they really quit, and he did not say he quit, did you not notice that? So we're both. Asking assumptions, I just seem to make more sence based on evidence we can see? My point is if you drink make a plan, call for a ride, or pay a cab, I do and so do probably 80% of responsible people, I've made mistakes, but learned from them, will have to hope he does
why are they trying to make him look bad but forget him why are they trying to demonize moped
its faaake faake newz
The rational moral purpose of DUI laws is to protect other people from being harmed by drunk drivers. The argument is that drunk driving is irresponsible in that it's dangerous to other people. These e-bikes are not big enough to harm someone - anymore than a pedestrian (traditional bicycle or walking). If the max speed is 20 mph it's more like a pedestrian bike; you can't use it on the highway.
If someone hurts themselves driving one of these, that's their responsibility. If the goal is to protect drivers of these bikes, then the laws should be on the sale of the e-bikes and on giving information to the buyers of the e-bikes. It makes no (moral) sense to arrest e-bike riders or require e-bike riders to have licenses. They aren't a threat to other people.
Our country is turning into a totalitarian dictatorship. Let's fight to move in the direction of individual freedoms and reduce government micro management of people's lives, and reduce unnecessary costs and complexity that serves no purpose except to restrict individual freedom.
Also DUIs are bad, but people who lose their license due to DUI are still human. Stop demonizing people with labels. The guy in the video is a great example. He lost his license for DUIs, and he wants a way to get to (work, grocery store, gym) that doesn't require a license (and doesn't require him to break the law by driving illegally). An e-bike is a great solution for people like him.
That way he's not a danger to other people, and he can still live his life, be more self-sufficient, and contribute to society by commuting to his job.
internet person *slow claps*
Moral of the story government wants to make money off e bikes, trying to get them to have license _$_
It's taxes thats the problem. Less people in cars means less money from DMV registrations and traffic violations.
He's recognized his mistakes and tried to get better with his life we don't need people messing with people like that
I don't have any DUI nor a criminal record. My IDs were stolen by illegal migrants in NJ, Too expensive to hire lawyers here. I lost my driver license for 2 years; these scooters are very helpful. Public transportation is very poor and limited and slow not to say that public trans is very expensive too & dangerous, you find a lot of criminals in public buses.
no one is handing out free e bikes they cost money
play it safe get a pedal assist bicycle thats ok so far but who knows if the greedy law makers change the game at every turn
Pfshh but at the end of the day ebikes are WAY cheaper then buying a car and dealing with registration insurance and license Just for the damn car, EBIKES ARE PERFECT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
@@marykacyy6802 couldn't agree more
He's not going to kill anyone even if he is drunk. Not on that.
Brendan Manwaring maybe an injure, but it would be just a bruise, it has to be more than 20mph to even break a bone. They shouldn't allow E Bikes to contain a class m license.
@@905SONICking Sadly you need a license to ride these in NY :(
If kid 5 yrs old ran out, are you saying something that has a combined weight of 400 lbs at 20 MPH can't kill? Your wrong if you add it up it can create 8000 lbs of force, so it can and prob has, this dude had 4 chances, that's 3 too many, he's got a drinking problem, that's the route cause, no matter who says what, if your even drinking on a bycle you can hurt someone badly
@@daleval2182 in that argument why not require a licence to know how to throw a punch? you cant punch a 5 year old and kill them no problem this isnt about DUI convicts its about restricting personal freedoms and trying to force people to break the law by banning every option they have to force them into the US for profit prison industry if you cant see that then please give up your right to vote your part of the problem
Im 16 I have a moped and live in NC. They have to be registered and have plates along with liability insurance. but if it doesn’t go over 35mph on flat ground then you don’t need to have a license for it. There is always a way around it tho. Sometimes people will rebuild the engine and put a kit on it so that it goes 80mph but in the body of a 49-50cc scooter: it’s dangerous but people do it
My license is suspended couse my child suport is twice my income never did drugs or drank
So basically it’s a fancy e-bike. I’d be down to purchase it if I didn’t already have one and if it costed less money than my motorized bicycle. Also, I like the throttle, hub drive, and the rear view mirrors along with the headlights and turn signals. With my motorized bicycle, you can attach mirrors to it, but guess what? They’ll flop around and you’ll be looking down at your feet or up into the sky if you run over a bump in the road or decide to go off roading or down alleys. These mirrors look a bit more sturdy. My friend put a little two stroke on his bike and we ride around. It takes him up to 20mph, he pedals the rest. If he needed to go faster, we could give him a bit of a smaller rear sprocket or put a gear system on his bike, but then it’d require a license and registration along with other requirements for being classified as a moped. Sometimes I wish our bikes could go faster so we could get on bigger roads, but all that is about to change as soon as I get my actual drivers license. There should be no problem with this if there is no problem with a motorized bicycle that can reach the same exact speeds. I’d argue that it’s safer because of the hub drive, rear view mirrors, and the headlights and turn signals. Where I’m from, you don’t even need to have those on the bike if it’s legally classified as a motorized bicycle.
You can’t punish everyone for dui offenders
All I can say is a bunch of hypocrites, we have rights to travel!!
You have 2 year olds riding bikes in the street then you have teenagers and adults who clearly know what they’re doing but just don’t have a license
Look folks, these guys aren't going to be hurting anybody or doing much damage on one these things. If they mess up, THEY'RE the one who's going to be in the hospital. Let them ride.
Getting a drivers license is so difficult.... I'm surprised..... I just might get a bike because I can't afford a drivers license
A one time payment of 30 dollars every 4 years to update your expired drivers license is not expensive at all.
@@Sputz3 lol I mean car, insurance, stuff like that
I can't afford a car
Scooters are no more of a hazard than the use of a Bicycle! And requiring a drivers license would be a life changing inconvenience for most people who rely on them for mobility do to health and handicap limitations!
One of the many problems is the operators of e propelled will be the courtesy/safety on the bike/pedestrian trails - u allready had the lance armstrongs coming 20mph dodging within inches
This is ridiculous, I’m 15 and I have a e moped that only goes 20 mph because that’s the only way I can get around
his warm fussy feeling comes from money from road laws line his pocket you can't play unless you pay
Words of advice: Stay in school.
Anybody from Palm Beach county is a scumbag
I encourage everybody to look up “freedom to travel”
Non-motor vehicles do not require a license, and so, you have a right to travel via these means.
Because a drunk e bike driver really gonna hurt my truck 😂
Oh come on more laws.. if a guy drives one of these ebikes drunk they will only kill themselves.
Leave people alone 😔
As hard as they tried to edit and make him look bad the dude is doing his best. He can still get a DUI on a bike, electric or not. He looked sober to me. He’s way more at risk of during that killing anyone behind that deceive than a car. Good for him. It’s still a punishment to lose your license. We need cars in this country. I’ve just made up my mind. I’m going with a e-bike!
My teenage child rides one to school are we going to start issuing. Drivers license. to 15yrs. Kids now it saves me from taking him to practice and teenage activities also gives him freedom and responsibility. To be mobile and safer then riding the bus although he has to on raininy days and those days he always late home. He also maintains it. Gov need to but out im saving money on gas and driving less. With todays gas price 3.30 gal i think ill get me one too. My job is 7 miles away
A drunk guy on a slow ebike is a lot better than a drunk guy in a 2000 pound 70 mph hunk of steel. An ebike requires at least a bit of coronation to balance so it's more likely you'd fall off before you hurt someone. And how the hell are you supposed to get to and from a bar? Nearest bar to me is 2 miles. Don't want to walk, no taxi service around here. Most people just drive. These ebike give those kinds of people an alternative to driving a vehicle to a bar. If anything, ebikes are making the world safer by keeping bar hoppers out of cars.
Possibly next they will ticket you by running too fast, wtf is wrong with people today
It could be a comment about people that drives e-bike stead of cars. I drive my just because I want to save money on gas. I only make 12k...
these start from about 600 USD.
Smart!
Where can I get one
@@fwefhwe4232 where can I get one
THIS SUPPOST TO BE PUNISHMENT.....
THE OFENDER. DOESN'T NEED FOOD ANY MORE, NOR DOES HE HAVE TO PAY RENT.
BILLS WILL PAY WHEN SHAKING THE TREE.
ONLY IN A STUPED MIND.
Go watch my 70+ ebike videos on how to use them without any problems. I've been stopped once...ONLY because the cop didn't realize it was electric. If used right they're a great way to get around.
..and with that said, 6 years later. Honda Groms shouldn't require a license. Insurgence and REG yes. But come on people. Should people really need a license to go 60mph?
Actually yes. 6mph is legal highway speed and faster than a 50cc moped.
@@LjCaples lol wtf country do you live in?! Highways also have a minimum speed limit to be legally on it. And it's a hell of a lot higher than 6mph. Actually. 50cc can get up to (and most of them do) 30-35mph.
@@BillFromHalifax I meant 60. Not 6. I own a moped (Peace Sports 50), it can reach 50 and a casual cruise is 40.
Come on man it maxes at 20 miles per hour
I just had a Ticket for having no license for the E Bike
This is so so hard I have not had a driver's license in 20 years :(. I also have not broken the law and drove anyway I am now a widow and mother of five with two handicapped children I spent our money twice I'm getting my driver's license back to no avail it seems to be a money game I don't know what to think anymore.! I'm a certified dental hygienist and have always been a good mother that can't get ahead. Shoulders back looking forward keep pushing on good luck everyone.🌬👣🌬👣🌬👣🌬👣
Crazy how much electric vehicles have progressed. My little unicycle goes 45 and my Varla goes 42.
You have a electric unicycle?.
They do not mention you very often go faster on an old 10 speed remember the movie Breaking away I believe they were doing 50 60 mph ...so really a stupid law.
What the hell is with this style of editing that American TV news uses? Rapid cuts between the video of the guy talking and what the narrator is saying. It's so annoying.
kan't be LMFAOO if you hated that then I suggest you stay away from seeing the shows, FamilyGuy or Any sketch comedy shows
Kyle, you need to know what it's like to look at tv.
I think putting drunk drivers on scooters is embarrassing enough lol
Funniest truest comment I've read so far
in belgium we also have this but u cant drive faster then 25 kmph
Wow!!! The spin on this story is strong…
Here in the state of Kansas you can operate these including mopeds with just a tag but you don't need a license
Most Cops won't bother to enforce DUI's on 2 wheels If you're Drunk Nature will take care of you properly.
Any decent lawyer can get a client off of a DUI Charge that didn't involve an accident
Perfect example of overstep. I don't have a DUI I have a ebike because you don't need a license. I still have to get around, it's cheaper, it's quick, and it's my choice to not having to waste my money on tags and license and insurance. Because I could not afford all those regulations. I jave a right to travel I shouldn't have to be taxed to death here too. In alls I can say is stay in your lane and I am glad I don't have to live in Florida. I hope the laws stay the same, I'd hate to have spent all that money on something that I can not use anymore. People just got to hate, it's only a problem if they are drunk riding, I do believe that is not legal now. This sounds like a personal issue or a vendetta and is out of bounds. After all it is Florida 😁
Yes thank God oh and I'm in ky in Florida happy for that
Problem is law makers & pencil pushers always trying to find a way to get more money out of people. These law makers have a cushy job making 6 figures driving their expensive vehicles do not want any kind of bikes on the road because they want to look down at their phone while driving.
Oh sure everyone who rides electric scooters are drunks 🙄
Glad the e-bikes are not illegal in that state, wish that were the case here as well. The e-bikes are safe, cheap, and are a good source of transportation for those that can not afford to keep a vehicle. Angers me that they are already giving e-bikes a negative stereotype, as if all are alcoholics, drunks, and trash out on the roads, rather than noting most are just in need of transportation to and from work, and grocery shopping. With all of the money the states and federal government squander, I find it hard to believe that sidewalks, and expanding roads for an e-bike, bicycle lane will never happen.
you can do more dammage on inline skates.. its the punishment that does not fit the crime.. no car is valid but not forever.. if people can change then redemption should be part of the crime.. this country is to harsh on everything. lawyer make money and everyone else does too.. we are the slaves.. why should we not drink. public transport should be cheaper and more available.. but you might as well give a guy the chair if you are going to take his ride to work away..
Curious they look like Scooters and not Ebikes....
With that said, walking is hard enough when drunk. Why the hell would you want to operate a bicycle that requires very careful balance anyway?
We hate anything poor people can use huh...
Does three wheeled scooty require registration ????
Lawyers and insurance companies paid for this to get put on TV... no doubt about it...
Our particular county here in Nevada does not require Registration for a dirt bike or an off road vehicle or a quad runner off road vehicle...
To me this presents an alternative to our car dominated American culture. Our cities are so spread apart there is no meaningful form of transportation other than cars which are not accessible to everyone. Public transportation is lacking in so many American cities. The only way for people to travel without a drivers license is using one of these. If we increase public transportation and make everything more walkable, we would not need to use these.
I can literally ride a rusted huffy from the garbage twice as fast, cars can go between five and ten times as fast, and weigh probably close to 100 times as much. Even if he passed out drunk while riding this thing, he would be the only one hurt. Drunks need to run errands and get to work like the rest of us, and many communities don't have busses, uber, or taxis. I bet a car commercial appeared right after this particular news story.
What's next? DUI convicts can't ride the bus/metro anymore? Can't ride a bike? Can't walk? Get their Uber account disabled?
In Canada you have to at least wear a helmet on those.
It goes 20mph ffs
Driving While Interviewed.
theres a cop who started messeing with me cause i drove a crown vic.. this guy wrote me about 7 or 8 pieces of trash that i threw away for him. so now i sold my car cause of the harrassment by this one cop. so im on the side of the rd w my moped cause it wasnt working. the same cop (216 shaler pa) stoped to "help" me as he always claimes he is trying to do. the whole encounter was only him being manipulative and just harrassment he again hadded me his garbagge i was nice enough to throw it away for him... ... they are crimminals who need to be dethroned.. he lied and said my moped was a scooter and thats why he was writeing a contract. -to "help" me right. lol
are you blakk brother ?
Reporters are the biggest snitches EVER!! They’re the reason why a lot of motor scooters are banned across the country. I wish I can put my foot🦶🏽.....
Those are not e-bikes. Those are mopeds/scooters. I really wish the news and all the politicians would just stop. E-bikes and E-scooters are completely harmless. If someone decides to be reckless on an electric bike or scooter, the only one that's going to be hurt is the dumb butt on the scooter. If property damage is an issue, make a law requiring insurance on them. I really feel like the only reason e bikes are illegal or limited in so many places is taxes. The government makes loads of money every year off vehicle registration costs and vehicle fines. They know they'll lose that income if smaller electric vehicles like bikes and scooters become too popular.
And honestly if you live in someplace nice and warm like florida then yeah youre kinda set, cars do have their benefits, but id like to have a moped and live somewhere warm, because they are easier to drive and also park
In Missouri you have to have a Missouri license to drive one. You don't have to register it but you have to be 16 and have a license.
it is a ebike
This would be perfect for me since I don't have a license and I don't like the taste of beer.
I won't drive ,it's money in my pockets , not the slosburgers .🤔🤗😁
There’s people that can run faster than
First of all that's not even an Ebike, that's a moped.. and Drunk drivers are to blame not the Moped.. That not fair to others who use the E bike and Mopeds Properly.. Ban Drunk driving and anyone caught drunk driving sentence them to jail time period...
This is really pissing me off. I don't feel like typing a paragraph so I'm not gonna.
John That fcking lawyer reminded me of a school teacher, the one's that punish EVERYONE in the class cause ONE kid fcked up
I understand that they've broken the law well consider this their punishment unless you change the law where they spend more time in prison but if you're not going to change that law people need to have transportation to get back and forth to work to the grocery store Etc you might give them a limitation to work grocery store home fine however people need in have the right to travel if you don't think it is a right you only think it's a privilege try going without a vehicle for a year
This country is way too lax on the issue of poverty. There are millions of people in this country who are struggling financially because public transportation doesn't always cut it.
Ban shoes. Wouldn’t want em walking on the streets either.
Just cause you got a DUI don't mean you drink and drive every time. DUI victims need a way to get around to
I understand requiring a licence because of people like this but then there are other people like me who have something like epilepsy and even though my seizures only happen in my sleep I'm unable to get a license really holding me back. Something like this would be amazing.
sorry to hear I wish you all the best luck, no pity just genuine prayer
At 20 miles per hour.. I don't think you're gonna kill nobody.
Insurance companies leave kids like my son no other way, sadly I couldn't afford to help him insure a car, this gives kids a chance, don't hate kids for wanting to be mobile.
That's bull I know someone who got pulled over on a 10 speed bike and this was 30 years ago for operating under the influence
Will this apply to texas or do I need the class m license.
It is sad how negative people are!
It’s like that mono from that movie called meet the Robinsons keep moving forward don’t be stuck in the past
When are they making the decition about if they will make it a license requirement ?
At least he’s not risking the lives of anybody anymore. Let that man ride his 20mph scooter.
It's not a loophole, the guys literally breaking the law if it's not a pedal bike.
William Oscar garvin: Hey come on even I don't have license even after I fail the test of driver's license and it was tough for me to really pass it And it it is the reason I try studying it but I've failed to test and that's the reasons why I decided to drive without a license And what do you People Have to say about it put your comments down below.
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"Punishments"? No they are to keep people safe. Plus it's a tiny little bike, pretty sure that's a win win.
PEOPLE IN A TOUGH FINANCIAL SITUATION THAT CAN AFFORD TO PAY A ONE TIME THING FOR A EBIKE AND NOT A CAR THAT IMPORTANT OPTION SHOULDN'T BE TAKEN AWAY FROM PEOPLE
Wonder how many of them against allowing the person who got the dui to ride scooter have drinked alcohol and drove themselves
Hope you don't mind my comment? That's understandable but no matter if you're driving a lawn mower or motorcycle under 49cc electric bike or whatever that doesn't require license. you still can get the DUI and you're going to probably cause less damage than- if they were actually behind the higher powered car! Just saying!
Please riding a bike is a punishment if you could have kept driving a car
If you have to do that to people and then do it but for somebody who's trying to change their life around leave them alone
They could still ride a regular bike...an ebike isn't exactly the most convenient mode of transportation
Drunks will get around. I'd much rather have them on a bike... not in a car. Driving, riding, walking, or loitering... (drunk in public) is still a ticket waiting to happen. So I don't see them as a loophole, just a smaller fine.