Simon Brooke"We have noted before that this is the fastest ride to zero-carbon; almost anyone can ride an e-bike for six miles under almost any conditions. If there were safe places to ride and secure places to park, then millions of car trips could be avoided, and millions of cars taken off the road"
Ian@simon_brooke do they get regulated as mopeds or bicycles though? Potentially lethal on the dual pedestrian/bike paths we have round here, but then turn up on the road with no lights or helmets 🤔 Need to choose.
@AFC42 as bicycles. The train weight is not significantly greater than an unassisted bicycle, and the maximum assist speed in the EU of 25km/h is less than a healthy rider on an unassisted bike can do on the flat. So they pose no greater risk to other road users.
@simon_brooke unfortunately that doesn't align with observed behaviour around here. Some sort of legislation around insurance, hi-Vis, helmets and lights seems essential to me. And (controversial) if you take cars off the road (and thus the road tax)who pays for the road?