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They’re fast. Pedestrians are furious: ‘fat’ ebikes divide Australian beach suburbs
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 20 May 2024
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In Norway they are locked to about 21kmh and throttles are not allowed. Need to have pedals. You are also "required" to not go above walking speed when passing close by pedestrians. Although that last one is not really enforced.
You are also required to be insured, even those e-scooters
I'd be surprised if this won't be the standard everywhere in a few years.
Not sure what Australian government has been doing. Legislation was in place asap over here
That said, regulation sucks and it's be way more fun to just go 50kmph on a bike with just a throttle. But then you are not really a bike anymore. Probably more of an electric motorcycle and would need a license and be constrained to roads.
I’m on board with all these regulations except the mandatory insurance; active mobility (walking, bicycling, kick scooters, skateboarding, etc) should not require insurance.
Idk, it's for if you hit someone. They go pretty fast and can easily do a lot of damage to a pedestrian
Private liability insurance is anyway something everyone should have, just make those cover bike accidents and that's it