Bicycles are vehicles. I definitely own it.
this post was submitted on 26 Apr 2026
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I've been riding motorcycles for a couple decades and now that they're all fancy and computer controlled, most bike have their ECUs cracked within a couple years. Granted most of the time it's to remove Euro-5 emissions controls 🙄, or remove speed limiters. But could this be an option to disable car surveillance?
I recognize car companies will probably retaliate by saying you voided warranty, but so far most motorcycle companies don't do that.
There are those still content with gas engine performance.
I sincerely doubt this will be limited to EVs going forward.
No, they use them because of the smell and noise. Infant seeking attention.
Good to see rural truck bros starting to learn what supporting authoritarians will get them.
Theyre a little too late, actually a lotta too late
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More reasons to own a bike, the government can't do shit!
What if car industry sponsored government doesn't allow bike lanes?
I wasn't asking for permission.
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It cracks me up to see bike companies adding wireless electronic shit to bikes, like, shifting and turn signals. Those bikes will die while my 2008 trek hybrid keeps rolling.
Man an e bike is the shit though if you live in a hilly city, that one is def not a gimmick lol
It's a gimmick if it requires phone app or internet connection. An electric motor doesn't need to connect to a server in order to work.
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we live in a fucking dystopian nightmare, i hate it here
We were due for a new car, but because of all the data garbage wasn't keen on brand new. My wife found a 2004 car in mint mechanical condition and pristine interior, so went back in time.
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"acoustic lip reading"? Reading lips by sound waves wouldn't they just put a microphone in there?
Theres probably sone regulation against actually just recording the conversation...
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Most states require two party consent to record audio otherwise it's wiretapping.
Acoustic ultrasonic distance mapping isn't counted as wiretapping. They aren't recording your speech, they're inferring your speech.
It’s actually the other way around. There are only 11 two-party consent states. All the rest, plus DC are single-party consent, but usually the single consenting party has to be one of the participants of the conversation.
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Even ebikes are going to shit with all their DRM, if you want a high end one
No surprise coming from a company that was founded by a nazi and also build most cop cars.
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