Are teens on ebikes the ‘new Hells Angels’? Not so fast, boomers
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The moral panic over teens on ebikes is really about infrastructure and regulation lagging behind a fast, cheap new mobility mode. City planners and operators in micromobility should treat this as a window to push for clearer lane policy, speed limits, and charging standards before backlash hardens into bans.
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