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In the UK, as in Europe and Australia I believe, Ebikes ("pedelecs") are legally limited to assistance only up to 15mph=25kph (it's possible to exceed this down
by pmg102 3y ago
In the UK, as in Europe and Australia I believe, Ebikes ("pedelecs") are legally limited to assistance only up to 15mph=25kph (it's possible to exceed this downhill, of course). As someone used to riding a regular pedal bike, I would say this is close to but not quite fast enough to feel comfortable among urban traffic. Yet raising the limit to say 20mph could feel arguably unsafely fast on a shared use path through a park. It's a dilemma.
- fulafel 3y agoThere are also the 45 km/h s-pedelecs in EU, maybe still in the UK too.
- pmg102 3y agoThere are, although it's a bureaucratic palaver in the UK getting them registered, taxed, insured and legal. And then they, like mopeds, aren't allowed on cycle paths or in cycle lanes... In short, losing much of the freedom that makes bicycles such fun.