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Mishmash2000, in Young people in Guangzhou commute in electric wheelchairs as e-bikes face tighter rules
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From what I’ve briefly read China (and many other countries) have regulated that e-bikes must be under a certain weight (55kg) and top speed (25km/h) and anything over that is no longer considered an e-bike but rather a moped/motorbike that needs everything a motorbike would require i.e you have to get a licence to drive it and registration/plates.

It sounds resonable to me as the lines between an e-bike and e-motorbike got blurred real quick. Besides there’s no way these wheelchairs are faster or more convenient than even a regulated e-bike?? Or am I missing something?? I guess you can ride them right into your office/up to your desk…

mysoulishome, in Disney Uses Theme Park Characters In First Actorless Red Carpet Since SAG-AFTRA Strike
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Disney CEO just went full spez…I hope he gets sacked

Speculater, in [META] Welcome to Not The Onion... which is still not owned or operated by the fine folks at The Onion!

Fuck the mods! They suck! Enforce the rules fairly or go hands off!!!

Just getting you warmed up! Thanks for modding 🤓

kescusay,
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You’re banned! Extra banned! Super-duper banned! Banned+!

Not really.

kescusay, in An otter in California that keeps bullying people off of their surfboards has been too quick for wildlife officials to catch
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Honestly, I’m kind of rooting for the otter.

orphiebaby,
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Came here to say that. Would love to see this on camera. Might watch a movie about it, though I admit it’s unlikely the movie wouldn’t be really stupid and childish.

pizzaiolo, in Hong Kong minister says disapproving stares from public will discourage smokers

Honestly, in East Asia, that kind of thing can work.

Disapproving stares is one of the reasons Japanese people follow the rules

BloodSlut, in Pilots get distracted on a plane and leave it flying unattended for over an hour, overshooting the destination airport.

Whoops, missed me turn.

HiddenLayer5,
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“Missed me approach clearance!”

Cthuwu, in Portuguese tourist assaulted by Turkish police, jailed for 20 days for "looking gay"
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Damn if being attractive means you look gay then I’m the straightest looking guy I know

youCanCallMeDragon,
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Your username is upsetting

Tekchip, in Pilots get distracted on a plane and leave it flying unattended for over an hour, overshooting the destination airport.
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Suspiciously during the same hour there was no drink service either. The mile high club is alive and well.

kescusay, in Portuguese tourist assaulted by Turkish police, jailed for 20 days for "looking gay"
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That is fucking horrifying. Wasn’t planning on visiting Turkey anyway, but now I’d never even consider it.

ChatGPT,

Throw in any Islamic country it’s pretty common in most of them.

pizzaiolo,

Is that cuz u look gay

kescusay,
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ಠ_ಠ

BaldProphet, in Portuguese tourist assaulted by Turkish police, jailed for 20 days for "looking gay"
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How is Turkey still a member of NATO? Time to kick them out and levy sanctions.

riodoro1, in Portuguese tourist assaulted by Turkish police, jailed for 20 days for "looking gay"

But all travel offices across europe will still paste billboards everywhere telling you how absolutely fucking great your last minute vacay is gonna be in totally not a totalitarian shithole of a turkye.

sadreality, in Texas worker accused of being on drugs was actually dying of heatstroke

Ahh strong conservative values strike again

Cabowski, in Texas worker accused of being on drugs was actually dying of heatstroke

This was completely avoidable with common sense which most conservatives don’t seem to have.

pseudorandom,

Common sense standards for worker protection is literally illegal in Texas.

geekworking, in Texas worker accused of being on drugs was actually dying of heatstroke

had a recorded internal temperature of 109.8F

This guy was almost 110 and they were trying to pour water on him to cool him.

Your can have seizures at 105 and 108 is permanent brain damage territory.

What they need to do is sue for $100M not $1M.

A few headlines of companies suffering big financial losses can convince companies to do the right thing more than some law with a $10k fine. Companies will always do what is less cost/risk. You have to make the cost/risk of employee deaths more.

dylanmorgan,

That’s what the push for tort reform in the 90s was all about: minimizing the cost of lawsuits brought by injured parties. It never passed on a national level AFAIK, but Texas has a lot of limitations on burden of proof and maximum damages that could affect this case.

TurtleJoe,
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Also, and this is entirely speculation, they might be looking for a number that they can actually collect. If you go too big, the LLC can fold and you might not see a dime.

GildedGriffon,

Abbott was the Texas AG and helped re-write legislation that reduced payouts on medical torts almost 30 years after he sued because he was paralyzed by a falling tree.

texastribune.org/…/candidate-faces-questions-turn…

dylanmorgan,

Instead of an elephant, the GOP symbol should be a guy pulling a ladder up behind him.

Drusas, in Texas worker accused of being on drugs was actually dying of heatstroke

A foreman insisted Espinoza call the police, claiming Infante’s bizarre behavior was due to drugs, and the foreman pushed for a drug test when emergency medical services arrived.

Yeah, it is not within your right as an employer to direct the medical care of your employee. Piece of shit foreman. He should be directly sued himself.

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