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What are your thoughts on E-motorbikes using bike lanes? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 7 months ago by HikingVet@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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Today, while out running errands on my hybrid, I saw an e-motorbike (this style) using the bike lane (dude also had a motorcycle helmet on).

Personally, I think these people should stay on the road like other motorbikes, as it's clear that these are supposed to be an electric analog to ICE powered bikes.

I called this person out as well, due to my position being they actually are more of a hazard to other cyclists and pedestrians when the lanes switch to MUP's without warning. Especially where they would be heavier than even e-bikes and would cause anyone they hit more damage than they would receive.

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[–] unfnknblvbl@beehaw.org 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

As a slight tangent, I recently got an electric moped. It has a maximum speed of 48kph, and the speed limit on my route to work and back every day is 50kph.

I bet that if we made a Venn diagram of all the people that say "I'd respect cyclists of they were forced to be registered with number plates and insurance" and the people that insist on overtaking me in single-lane suburban streets because I'm going 2kph below the limit, it would just be a perfect circle.

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

I can make my pedal powered road bike go 50kph too. It's all relative to the human being you are dealing with, and not so much the vehicle.