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Sure, morons always go by the law... They don't bother with ebikes anyway, so they're reckless with a moped, which is way more dangerous. The 250W limit in Eu
by weddpros 9y ago
Sure, morons always go by the law...
They don't bother with ebikes anyway, so they're reckless with a moped, which is way more dangerous.
The 250W limit in Europe is stupid (plus it shouldn't be a European law, it's not the correct scope).
Finally, you can be reckless with rollerblades or a bike, you don't need a motor. I guess it's more a problem of "250W is more than enough for people" just like 640kb was, for politicians.
- eesmith 9y agoLots of things have a boundary, even if the boundary is somewhat arbitrary. In most places there is a voting age, there is an age of consent, and there is a drinking age. These ages differ, because there is no clear-cut boundary. Do you think there should be no power limit, or that it should be a different power limit? I don't see why the regulations for electric bikes should be much different from gasoline bikes (aka, mopeds). If your e-bike is powerful enough, then it's comparable to a more powerful moped. Do you think we prevent people from drive on the sidewalk because they will be reckless? I think the greater the momentum disparity, the more likely it is that an error, like loss of control, results in injury or death. This is a wider brush than "reckless".