pedal cycles with pedal assistance which are equipped with an auxiliary electric motor having a maximum continuous rated power of less than or equal to 250 W, where the output of the motor is cut off when the cyclist stops pedalling and is otherwise progressively reduced and finally cut off before the vehicle speed reaches 25 km/h;
Bikes that do not comply with that are classified differently, and at least here, have to be registered as motorcycles/mopeds. Which won’t go through, as, for example, the brakes are typically not motorcycle-grade.
So you can ride any bike on the road that is class 3 (<750w/<28MPH). No license, no insurance, and as far as I know, you can be as drunk as you like. Although the Surron-style e-motos are a rampant problem around here. Cops don’t do much around here.
So is your car 15+ years old, such that it doesn’t phone home on you?
And do you know the locations of and avoid all ALPRs (automated license plate readers)?
I do like surprises.
I am a retired psychotherapist, so I value all person to person contact.
Anything else is just not human nor fulfilling for me.
you are correct.
here on Airstrip one, we are the most monitored country in the world, with one cctv camera for every 14 people. very scary indeed.
I am an old geezer, nearly 70, so my car is very old, no tech.
This is why I ride a ebike LOL
I’ll see your ebike and raise you a non-electric bike.
I can ride quite a bit faster with my ebike than I can analog. Locked 28mph vs. 15-17.
Where I live, they’re only allowed to assist to up to 25km/h (about 15.5mi/h), so I can ride a lot faster with a normal bike.
What kinds of limits are there for (e)bikes where you are?
Here, for electric bikes, they have an age limit of 15 years and a BAC limit of 0.5‰.
That’s a shockingly low speed limit for pedal assist tbh
You can blame the EU for that:
Bikes that do not comply with that are classified differently, and at least here, have to be registered as motorcycles/mopeds. Which won’t go through, as, for example, the brakes are typically not motorcycle-grade.
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So you can ride any bike on the road that is class 3 (<750w/<28MPH). No license, no insurance, and as far as I know, you can be as drunk as you like. Although the Surron-style e-motos are a rampant problem around here. Cops don’t do much around here.
That’s quite fast, do they cause many accidents?
I don’t have any statistics. They certainly can. These are the rules in most of the world in regards to ebikes.
Second one rides a fine line between privacy and practicality, but better to be tracked for a few frames every 10 minutes than continuously