Solution for E-Bike issues..............

billcherie2 :
Good for the AG! Too many children being hurt!

billcherie2 :
Hmm...not sure I agree to this. Parents made a bad decision to get these ebikes for their kids, now tax payers are having to pay for their bad decision?

Joe :
One instance in LA is a 70 year old veteran walking was hit from behind and killed by minor on an E-bike doing wheelies. The parents are being prosecuted.

Joe : I doubt the drug gangs pay their taxes.

luannski : The money would have gone toward city funds presumably, it's not going to be lit on fire. ; ) Money is fungible...if it's being spent on one thing, it's not being spent on another...

billcherie2 :
I really think the solution should be a legal one...maybe forced speed limit restrictions unless you are a certain age and get an ebike license, for example. Harsh fines to parents for kids driving without helmets, etc.

billcherie2 : What are parents thinking? Seriously, while you may believe you've taught your littles every road safety technique under the sun, no way can you vouch for the nuts behind the wheel of 4 ton hunks of steel. They drive drunk, text while driving, suffer bouts of road rage, to say nothing of sharing the roads with teen age boys showing off behind the wheel of their first shiny new car. I'm astounded. Absolutely pearl clutching astounded. Trying desperately to keep from judging. For now you can color me highly opinionated.

billcherie2 :
why do they need to use the money for that; there are Veterans in need, ,and schools that could put that money to better use. And what stops some of these parents from Taking the money, and buying junior Another one,and pocketing the surplus. I would not be a fan of giving money to people who simple need to...PARENT. No one needs to pay you to Do that; you asked God for children, and He gave them to you, so be responsible for your blessings.

Joe :
Amen, Joe!

Eehhh... me thinks some small hand held EMP devices would be best

I was in my front yard this evening and heard the sound of an electric vehicle. It was a young boy, maybe 12, zooming by faster than cars drive by, on a electric thing that looked more like a motorcycle. Then a couple minutes later he comes by driving by again doing a wheely down the street. I am worried a kid like that is going to get seriously hurt.

Joe : Better yet outlaw e-bikes all together for littles under the age of 14 ….. being extremely generous here. No way littles are safe sharing the roadways with the nuts we deal with. Texting while driving, drinking while driving, road rage episodes, teen boy drivers……..in whose world does this sound like a good idea?

As much as everyone wants to hate on them, I love how kids are outside and having fun. They need a place to ride, Kingwood is 14,000 acres and we cant get 1/2-1 acre for a park for the kids to ride in? id build a track for them, I have equipment to build up something.

Stinkyy :
I am all for kids outside, having fun. Made sure mine were out and enjoying, as they grew. But...there is a Marked difference between outdoor fun and activity, and riding a vehicle that can be Very dangerous, in the hands of immature youth; too young to understand traffic flow, untrained in the ways of defensive driving, and being pitted against a 2-4K pound automobile..not a good 'contest' for them to enter into.