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Banning doesn't always means "changing the law so that it's outright impossible". Increasing enforcement, and making bending the law impractical is also a form of banning.

In Netherlands, there are scooters allowed to go in bike lanes, and their top speed is limited to 40 KM/H. Some people circumvent this by installing aftermarket clutch sets.

Police have portable dynos which fit into their trunks, and if they find that your scooter can go faster, the fine you and require you to un-modify your scooter and verify it with the police.

This enforcement is strict and is an effective way of "banning" circumvented scooters. I also think the same thing: Increase enforcement, make it impractical to have fast (EP)A-Tractors.



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