So you'd object to a Class 1 e-bike being ridden in the bike lane (Class
1 motors only run when you turn the pedals, and in Europe anyway, assist
stops at 15.5 mph)?
I wouldn't quail at lumping Class 2 e-bikes (i.e., throttles but
pedaling isn't required) in with motorcycles and motor scooters and
mopeds, and you could even make an argument that a Class 3 e-assist (you
have to pedal but assist runs up to 28 mph in the US) don't belong in
bike lanes (even though most communities in the US allow Class 3 in bike
lanes but not on bike trails). Class 3 bikes are big, powerful and in
general pretty heavy. It's difficult if not impossible to ride one
without engaging the motor.
But honestly, a Class 1 e-assist bike has a lot more in common with an
unmotorized bicycle than it does with a motor scooter. The latest
generation of Class 1 road e-assist bikes with motors like the Fazua or
the Ebikemotion X35 are pretty light, about in the high 20s, where a
typical Bike Boom 10-speed would be. They're intended to be ridden much
of the time without motor assist, and as I said, assist cuts out at a
fairly low speed.
Other than ideology, what is the nature of your objection? Or is it
just simplistic ideology, such as Christopher's "if it's a cycle with a
motor, it's a motorcycle" totally devoild of any nuance?
On 5/20/19 4:07 PM, Evan E. wrote:
Yep! I, too have no problem with e-bikes and e-scooters and
motorcycles and motor scooters. Just as long as they are not in the
bike lane — that is, an official lane, at the edge of the street or
road, created for pedal-powered bicycles. (It would also be awesome if
the various motorized vehicles were given an earth tax for whatever
energy they entail or consume. But an accurate tax would be hard to
levy because one e-bike might be powered by a windmill and another
might be powered by a coal-burning plant, right?)
On Monday, May 20, 2019 at 5:26:02 AM UTC-7, Christopher Cote wrote:
I'm with you D. Patrick. If it's a cycle with a motor, it's a
motorcycle. Electric, gas, whatever. I'm not anti motorcycle, I
own and enjoy one. Just keep the motors off the bicycle paths/trails.
Chris
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