E-bikes could get faster, more powerful and not require pedaling, in a move announced today by UKGOV. Cycling organizations are opposed to the plans.

E-bikes could get faster, more powerful and not require pedaling, in a move announced today by UKGOV. Cycling organizations are opposed to the plans.

  • FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.ioOPM
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    6 months ago

    Ebikes with a throttle are still ebikes, in the US the are specifically listed as class 2 ebikes. I get what you’re saying but ebike definitions get a little blurred depending on where you’re talking about.

    • st33lb0ne@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      In the US you (hardly) have any bicycle infastructure and ride on the same road as cars.

      In the Netherlands bikes and vulnerable traffic ride on seperate lanes. Introducing bikes that go 50 km/s there driven by 10 years creates a problem. This issue simply doesnt exist in the US, hence the different classification and laws

      Also: Many fatbikes here are illegal and/or tweaked. People simply dont care and ride around uninsured and unsafe at 50 km/s while using their phone.