Originally Posted by
Brian
No, I stated that he's complying with a law that's a misguided attempt at making bicycles safe. If the bikes that only come with a single rear brake were such a liability, I doubt he'd be selling so many. Obviously, people are not hurting themselves on them.
Obviously? Maybe people are having accidents that might have been averted if they'd used a front brake, but don't know any better and say nothing. I've seen people have accidents on chopper motorcycles with inadequate front brakes that might have been avoided with decent brakes. These motorcycles are completely street legal and pass state inspection, but they are still unsafe. Motorcycle manufacturers don't care because they sell a lot of these bikes and don't get sued over accidents because they've got the law on their side. Like I said, good old business morality.