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Originally Posted by whitev70r
Not sure what I think about ebikes. So do you ride them in the bike lanes? If so, you're going to be passing commuters at 30 kph and I can foresee some accidents. Or, do you ride an ebike on the road and take up a lane, which is way too slow. They don't quite belong in the bike lane and they don't quite belong on the road taking up a lane. Some bike paths are so busy as it is with normal bikers on human power, I can foresee some issues with more and more ebikes and no regulations.
I think any motorized vehicle should require rider/driver get some sort of license.
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regular road bikes can already be ridden at 30kph on a flat road by a semi fit cyclist. also ebikes i think are limited to 25kph. just think of them as regular bikes in every way in terms of expected etiquette and following the current laws for regular bicycles. really the biggest benefit to the riders is going to be that they can cruise up hills.