^ Exactly what you wrote concerns me:
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Originally Posted by Manic!
You have 2 types:
e bikes like this:
Owned buy people who don't have cars or have lost there drivers license because of a DUI.
Then you have electric bikes like this:
Max speed allowed in BC is 26 KM but you can easily change a setting to go faster. One guy I was talking to who sells them said his bikes can go 46KM a hour. They have 3 modes. 100% pedal, pedal assist when you need spome help, and 100% motor.
This one can go 80 KM/H with a range of 60 KM.
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50cc scooters require at least a driver's license and they are on main roads (and I think that's bare minimum, there are so many nuances of riding a 2 wheel motorized vehicle. Preferably, scooter riders should go through mandatory course). So if these electric bikes can do scooter speeds, it only makes sense that a driver's license is required at the very least and a license plate.
Are helmets required? Or is it OK to hang one off your handlebar like some 'cool' riders that I've seen.
With 80 km/h capability, that means I can conceivably see one of these yahoo riders on Knight Street bridge? Great ... so cars will lean into other lane to avoid one of these urban riders and cause an accident and thousands of people will be home late for dinner.