We are nothing if not trendsetting, here on Flat Chat, so it’s no surprise that we have received notice of a proposed by-law banning the charging of electric scooters, ebikes and detachable batteries inside apartments.
There have been, says the poster, a number of battery fires related to over-charging batteries, poor connections and cheap products.
And it is known that electric battery fires are harder to extinguish than “normal” fires, so this Flatchatter is proposing a by-law that scooters, ebikes and their ilk should only be charged in the relative safety of his block’s basement garage.
All of which makes some kind of sense, until you ask, how it’s going to be policed and how are you going to stop the scooters and bikes from being pinched?
Also, strap me to a hoverboard and accuse me of a lack of balance, but don’t barbecue gas cylinders present a greater danger in terms of the number of actual fires and the known risk from poorly maintained and unchecked connections.
Give me by-law that forces gas barbies to be inspected for safety every year and I will vote for your e-scooter charging ban too. You can find that post HERE.
Elsewhere on the Forum
- The strata manager who thinks everything has to be decided at a general meeting finally accepts that they can issue breach notices. That’s HERE.
- Does anyone have any tips for community building? That’s HERE.
- Flatchatter complains about JimmyT’s “rude” response. That’s HERE.
- A measured response to unfair water billing. That’s HERE.
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