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One thing I've noticed about my ebike is that riding on the road is much less scary because I'm able to better keep up with traffic so car drivers get much less
by jandrese 3y ago
One thing I've noticed about my ebike is that riding on the road is much less scary because I'm able to better keep up with traffic so car drivers get much less angry at me and aren't always jockeying to pass. I have mine unlocked to do about 26mph (42kph) and it's about as fast as I feel comfortable with on bike tires and wearing a regular bike helmet.
25kph seems like it is too slow to keep up with traffic. That's barely any faster than a regular bike.
- mschuster91 3y agoAh, we have separate bike lanes on the major streets where cars are allowed 50 km/h, but on the streets where we don't have them the speed is limited to 30 km/h either by law or by congestion.
- Zak 3y ago25 km/h is often slower than a mechanical bike if the rider and bike are both in good shape. The goal is not to keep up with car traffic; Germany has dedicated bike lanes on larger roads, and cars are expected to wait their turn on narrow ones.
- jandrese 3y ago> cars are expected to wait their turn on narrow ones Yes, but the drivers don't like that, especially if they're following a bike doing 25kph on a 55kph road. The drivers are much less annoyed if the bike is doing 40kph on the 55kph road.