Comments on: For the Children (Who Chew Motorbikes)!

By: Ed Driscoll » New Silicon Graffiti Video: “2009 A Book Banning Odyssey”

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:35:21 +0000

[...] Used clothes have been removed from shelves for fear of lead in zippers, and even motorbike sales have been curtailed–apparently the writers of CPSIA were worried that teenagers would eat their bikes’ [...]

By: Ed Driscoll » The Beaurocrats Who Brought You The New Book Banning

Ed Driscoll » The Beaurocrats Who Brought You The New Book Banning — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:30:43 +0000

[...] bans smaller motorbikes sized for younger teens, since apparently, there’s some risk that they’ll eat the handlebars I guess–or whatever the “logic” behind the ban [...]

By: GK

GK — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:27:25 +0000

Oops! The people who made the ban on minibikes are the morons…
Sorry about that!

By: GK

GK — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:21:25 +0000

Sounds a lot like the ban on three wheeler ATVs back in the day.
Morons.

By: Stephen Green

Stephen Green — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:41:32 +0000

Never waste a good crisis, RBJ. And if you don’t have one, make one.

By: rbj

rbj — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:37:26 +0000

Hmm. This is looking less and less like cluelessness screwing up the economy and more and more like deliberate acts of sabotage.

By: Mr. Lion

Mr. Lion — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:42:24 +0000

Ah yes, an internet fairness doctrine. I’ve been waiting for that one to rear its head for some time.

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that the guy looks like Goebbels.