My biggest problem with these type of e-bikes… There are too many clueless operators using these class 2 “bikes” and their class 3 2-wheel brethren on shared use walking/biking trails. 15-20 mph feels ok to me for bike lanes, but a fuzzy understanding of laws and safety rules plus a lack of enforcement ends up with people using these how and where they shouldn’t.
I’m not sure it being an ebike makes much difference, 20mph is very easy to hit on a slight hill on a normal bicycle. I mean I think I’ve hit 60-70 before on downhills on the road on a normal bicycle.
Like you said I think the issue is more lack of enforcement when someone does ride like an idiot.
At least where I live a few people have larger cargo bikes like that without any ebike/motor setup in them, and pedal around just fine.
E-Bikes do have a legal limit of 100lbs, so that helps keep things safer, plus the very low speed limit of 20mph in most places.
My biggest problem with these type of e-bikes… There are too many clueless operators using these class 2 “bikes” and their class 3 2-wheel brethren on shared use walking/biking trails. 15-20 mph feels ok to me for bike lanes, but a fuzzy understanding of laws and safety rules plus a lack of enforcement ends up with people using these how and where they shouldn’t.
I’m not sure it being an ebike makes much difference, 20mph is very easy to hit on a slight hill on a normal bicycle. I mean I think I’ve hit 60-70 before on downhills on the road on a normal bicycle.
Like you said I think the issue is more lack of enforcement when someone does ride like an idiot.