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15 mph for electric motor vehicles
In New York that's the new speed limit. So new ebikes and scooters will be throttled accordingly. Too slow imo. Even 20 mph where I am is too slow. Bike lane traffic should be higher, not lower, like 30 mph.
Last edited by Despiser; 26 Oct @ 7:40am
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Piotrek 26 Oct @ 7:38am 
Nice
15.5 mph here in the UK, to be honest, its fine. you can still ride faster but the motor wontchelp you above 15.5.

i can keep up with a mate on his uber light titanium racer on my ebike which is limited and we regularly hit 30mph.
Perhaps is electric bikes stop running over pedestrians they would of not cracked down on the issue. Pedestrians have the right away, and bikers already have a hard time following rules when to comes to motor traffic.
Vote ☑ 26 Oct @ 7:52am 
Good.
haruhara haruko does not go the speed limit because shes always rushing to stop the latest threat from medical mechanica
750 watts can get to 40 butusually do about 25 cause a crasg really hurts
xDDD 26 Oct @ 8:22am 
Funny that the most anti-car city in the US is antagonizing e-bikers like this
why so slow?
Piotrek 26 Oct @ 8:25am 
fajny
First they get you in the pod cause its eko logikal and then they start reducing the pod ration to be more eko logikal
cool, i might as well start riding my human-sized pet slug to school instead.
Its for the children
Some of these guys have a death wish here in the UK. :SpectreSmile:
Kamiyama 26 Oct @ 8:42am 
Originally posted by steven1mac:
Perhaps is electric bikes stop running over pedestrians they would of not cracked down on the issue. Pedestrians have the right away, and bikers already have a hard time following rules when to comes to motor traffic.

An ebike would greatly benefit my daily commute because I walk to work, but I don't want to be like the bike people. I seethe every time I'm forced to step aside to let one by on the sidewalk.

I ought to be able to just swing a baseball bat when they go by.

The thought of riding a bike fills be with disgust. The real problem is that cars aren't affordable and they should be.
Last edited by Kamiyama; 26 Oct @ 8:42am
Triple G 26 Oct @ 8:56am 
We have two different types.

One would be 15.5 mph (25 km/h). Counts as bike. So no driving licence, and can use bike lanes.

The other would be 28 mph (45km/h - which is super odd, because the usual limit in cities is 50). Doesn´t count as bike, needs a driving licence, can´t use bike lanes, also needs a licence plate.

But of course You could also ride a normal racing bike without engine, with like 37 mph (60 km/h) or however fast You can drive. There is no limits for bikes, like the limits are for vehicles with engines. While there are vague rules of thumb - but i know nobody who ever got problems with driving too fast with a bike.
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