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It's my understanding that e-bikes which can ride on traditional "bike" trails (I'm used to this rule for bike lanes) are limited to a relatively human-accessib
by scythe 4y ago
It's my understanding that e-bikes which can ride on traditional "bike" trails (I'm used to this rule for bike lanes) are limited to a relatively human-accessible speed, usually 15 or 20 mph in the US. Are these e-bike riders going faster than that? If so, they might be breaking the law.
I had assumed dirt bikes were banned on these trails due to weight and speed, leading to damage to the trail, risks to other trail users and potential structural failure of the often wooden bridges. The risk of fire with a modern gasoline engine is quite small, though air quality effects are significant.
- prmoustache 4y agoThere are many people bypassing the limit using hacks or on some cheap chinese kits just by going in the settings (usually a button combo, knowledge widely available on the internet). Yes it is illegal but in the same way the 50cc mopeds are supposed to be limited at 45kph (27mph) and all the kids always modified them to go faster. I believe there has always been more unrestricted 50cc mopeds than legal ones in the street. Only some old people kept them restricted. Most people are willing to take the risk of not getting insurance coverage and a fine once in a while to gain a few minutes per day and be the king of the road. Most only have third party insurance anyway and a bicycle or a moped don't usually create that much physical damage to other vehicules. It only becomes ugly when people hit pedestrians but thankfully and for obvious reasons it is a much rarer event than car drivers doing it.
- ClumsyPilot 4y ago50cc moped is over 2000W, thats almost 10 times the power of a typical ebike at 250W