Orange County Supervisors Crack Down on E-Bikes (voiceofoc.org)

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New rules are coming to unincorporated Orange County as supervisors look to crack down on e-bike misuse.

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[-] sxan@midwest.social 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'll rewrite the headline to be more truthful:

"Politicians in Orange County facing pressure as car manufacturers increasingly worried that urban dwellers are buying fewer cars."

Key hints in the article:

"Increasing complaints from the community" - nicely vague, and redirects focus that the pressure is coming from the community and not car dealers.
"Accidents up 500℅" - nicely vague, and could equally mean "we had 5 accidents this year instead of 1." Also cleverly shifts blame to the victims; equivalent to saying "rapes are up 500%, the problem is women wearing bikinis!"

Orange County is a bastion of Conservativism in California. An article with this bent is not surprising to me.

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