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That is such an annoying maximum speed. It's just shy of the speed limits of many residential areas. In Germany on towns it's generally 50kmh. On the US many ro
by ajmurmann 7y ago
That is such an annoying maximum speed. It's just shy of the speed limits of many residential areas. In Germany on towns it's generally 50kmh. On the US many roads have 30 or 35mph. This is just slow enough to be annoying to be behind and fast enough to make it not trivial to overtake.
I say this as someone who wants a commuter vehicle similar to this. It's fine for me if it cannot go on the freeway, but it must be able to not hold up traffic everywhere else.
Edit: I also prefer the shape of the Toyota iRoad. While that thing can go 37mph I think 50mph or at least 45 is the minimum to not be a nuisance.
- londons_explore 7y agoIf it were ever sold in the US, the top speed would likely be different, since it's determined by local laws rather than the tech. I'm always surprised rich parents don't buy these for teenagers since you can drive them at any age - no need to wait till you have a driving license, and significantly more practical than a bicycle and more independance/cheaper than an uber.
- kingbirdy 7y agoPeachtree City, Georgia has an expansive golf cart road network, and is useable by teenagers. Tom Scott did a good video on the city: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcVGqtmd2wM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcVGqtmd2wM
- leetcrew 7y agoI don't think parents in the US actually want their <16yo children to be that independent. drive themselves to/from school and sports? sure. be able to travel an arbitrarily long distance in a day? probably not.
- valzam 7y agoTotally agree. While living in Berlin I used to rent Coup (now defunct) e-scooters quite a bit. They would go up to 48-50km/h. Considering that most cars drive just a hair over 50 it was right in the annoying spot you described.
- de_watcher 7y ago45 km/h is the speed limit of the AM license that you can get while being 14 years old.
- ajmurmann 7y agoYeah, it is and I remember being annoyed by that when I lived in Germany. Who thought it was a good idea to put vehicles on the road that are forced to go just 5kmh below the speed limit?!