I think you misunderstood. I was referring to enforcement of existing regulations.
OK. I now see the word enforcement in your first post and yes, I agree that enforcement would not harm the effort to get more people commuting on ebikes; in fact, it would help. But there does also exist the possibility that attention to ebikes could result in additional regulations like registration and insurance.
China does not count because... . Meanwhile Europe also has a great many more ebikes than the USA and guess what no compulsory licensing.
I see why China isnt relevent because batteries and behavior are different there but then Europe is also not America. Hooligans dont throw bottles at bikes in Europe and cycling is a honored tradition throughout. As I said in my original reply, other countries are no indication of how subsidies will be received in America and neither is the one city of Santa Barbara. If you want to try this, why dont you start in CA, where they already have the speed regulations which indicate public support of ebikes.
acting like asshats just like what caused the ban in NYC. It had nothing to do with the political climate of a particular region or how many ebikes are there, it was lack of enforcement and lack of people acting responsibly, which China is notorious for on a whole other level compared to the USA.
It isnt as black and white as all that. What "caused" the ban in NYC isnt a cause at all. They are simply enforcing a statewide ban on ebikes and that is political. NYC would never have tried banning ebikes in the first place if we had statewide laws protecting their use, despite alleged irresponsible behaviors which exist in every city. If you want to do some good with money, consider lobbying our state legislature for ebike regulations. NY has >6% of the US population and no one here can use an ebike, even if they can afford them(and most people here can, without subsidies).
As for the rest of this quote, the Chinese may act less responsibly than Americans but you would never know it by asking most Americans. Hell, we cant even get people on this sub to agree that cars runs stop signs just as often as bikes do and bike hating is at an all time high with everyone outside this sub. There are even cities which propose taxing the use of regular bikes because "they dont pay their fair share."
Do you? You are talking about making solutions work economically but CO2 may very well destroy the economy and society with it.
If you saw the way I live my life, you would see how well I understand. I think this is a most urgent matter but simply disagree with your approach. It works within your economic goals but you can gain in the economic area and lose just as much or more ground in a legal area, as a result. I wouldnt be saying any of this if I thought our permission to use ebikes,