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The law isn't there based on "why would you?" it's there based on "Is it safe to..." You have a very specific use case, if you can buy a bike that goes 40km/hr

The law isn't there based on "why would you?" it's there based on "Is it safe to..." You have a very specific use case, if you can buy a bike that goes 40km/hr on a deserted road, you'll also be able to use that same 40km/hr bike on crowded urban bike paths. If you want a vehicle that goes faster than a bike, there are plenty of options. The faster vehicles abide by more stringent safety standards and have restrictions on where they can ride (i.e. you can't ride a motorcycle on a bike path, but depending on where you are, you might be able to ride a speed restricted moped there).

throwaway7767 10y ago
> You have a very specific use case, if you can buy a bike that goes 40km/hr on a deserted road, you'll also be able to use that same 40km/hr bike on crowded urban bike paths. Right, just like people who buy Teslas that can go 200+km/h can take those cars to the residential street with 15km/h limit and children playing in the street. We make laws that apply to the operator of the vehicle, instead of deciding a maximum safe speed for cars of 15km/h and applying a limiter to every car's engine. That's my whole point - the law should apply to how the engine is used, same as most every other class of vehicle out there.