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[โ€“] TimePencil@infosec.exchange 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

@sabreW4K3

The government will LOVE this scheme...

  1. Make children obtain a government issued ID card.
  2. Increase the cost of the ID card from a 'nominal' payment to, say, $100 p.a.
  3. Require e-bikes to be registered for a nominal fee.
  4. Increase the registration fee.
  5. Make insurance compulsory for e-bikes.
  6. Require registration and insurance for ALL bicycles, including pedal powered bikes.

Then, in 10 years' time...
7. Spend a fortune on an advertising campaign trying to get people back on 'traditional' bicycles.

[โ€“] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 points 5 days ago
  1. Privatise BikeRoadsOz, lease the department to a foreign admin company.