The ebike class 1/2/3 concept is stupid puritan nonsense driven by cyclist jealousy and serves only to limit the usefulness of ebikes as car replacements.
The ebike class 1/2/3 concept is stupid puritan nonsense driven by cyclist jealousy and serves only to limit the usefulness of ebikes as car replacements.
Class 1 shouldn't exist, and class 3 should have a throttle. I do think 45 kmh/28 mph is a reasonable top speed though. It's a bicycle, not a motorcycle. Safety is a reasonable concern to have.
My worst moto accidents have all been under 50km/h so far. Shit hurts even with gear. A friend got a standing scooter that does 80km/h, advised him to get full gear. He at least got a proper helmet but nothing really else. Shit is terrifying to think people are ripping around over 50km/h with no proper gear or infrastructure.
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My EUC tops out at 55kmh/34mph and it's still not fast enough for the times I'm forced by bad infrastructure to contend with cars
You're just describing needing/wanting a motorcycle
Ebikes should just be unregulated motorcycles I can take on the bike path
what bike lanes really need is people going 35mph on a vehicle that weighs >50lbs
You have angered me.
i would love to be biking on a non-ebike and have a teen hit me at 65 mph headon because they just got a new toy
Yes, I too would prefer that to the same teen hitting me in their new car
Both would be terrible, I think limiting the chances of both of those terrible things happening is good
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I can hit 35mph and hold it with a decent downhill grade and that feels fine to me.
Any collision over 30mph is potentially lethal to any person involved