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| Zero999:
--- Quote from: langwadt on April 26, 2023, 03:56:18 pm ---here e-bikes (<250W,<25km/h), e-scooters (+15yo, <20km/h, helmet required) and "speed pedelec" (+18yo, 45km/h, insurance and helmet required) are legal --- End quote --- It's pretty similar here, except e-scooters are illegal to use on public roads, except as part of a hire scheme in certain areas, in which case one has to prove they have a driving licence. --- Quote from: themadhippy on April 25, 2023, 10:49:58 am --- --- Quote ---Do they actually enforce that over there? --- End quote --- All depends on the mood of the copper.To make things more fun you can legally use one in certain areas if you rent it.,but cant use one on the same roads if you own it. --- End quote --- The hire schemes are terrible. People abandon them in silly places, ride dangerously and allow their children to use them. They should be scrapped. I'm more in favour of legalising them, with strict limits to the maximum speed, wheel diameter and tyre size and standards for the brakes and lights. Any who allows someone to ride their scooter who shouldn't because they're underage, don't have a licence or insurance should have points on their licence, a fine and their scooter taken off them. |
| langwadt:
--- Quote from: Zero999 on April 26, 2023, 04:46:37 pm --- --- Quote from: langwadt on April 26, 2023, 03:56:18 pm ---here e-bikes (<250W,<25km/h), e-scooters (+15yo, <20km/h, helmet required) and "speed pedelec" (+18yo, 45km/h, insurance and helmet required) are legal --- End quote --- It's pretty similar here, except the limit for ebikes is 20kmph and e-scooters are illegal to use on public roads, except as part of a hire scheme in certain areas, in which case one has to prove they have a driving licence. --- Quote from: themadhippy on April 25, 2023, 10:49:58 am --- --- Quote ---Do they actually enforce that over there? --- End quote --- All depends on the mood of the copper.To make things more fun you can legally use one in certain areas if you rent it.,but cant use one on the same roads if you own it. --- End quote --- The hire schemes are terrible. People abandon them in silly places, ride dangerously and allow their children to use them. They should be scrapped. I'm more in favour of legalising them, with strict limits to the maximum speed, wheel diameter and tyre size and standards for the brakes and lights. Any who allows someone to ride their scooter who shouldn't because they're underage, don't have a licence or insurance should have points on their licence, a fine and their scooter taken off them. --- End quote --- here the hire ones will only let you sign out an and ride in certain places and to sign out you have to take a picture of how you parked it so abandoning them will get expensive and parking silly will get you banned. but the whole hire scheme of jumping on a scooter easy sign in with your phone and get on your way, is sorta pointless now that helmets have been made mandatory |
| thm_w:
--- Quote from: Zero999 on April 26, 2023, 08:50:35 am ---Me too, but I wouldn't consider an illegal scooter or ebike. I'd use a legal motorcycle or car. Electric options are available. --- End quote --- Yeah, if you have more money those are also options. Here its hilly so even the 32km/h legal ebike is enough that you could beat me pedaling, and make good time. The 25km/h UK limit is a touch low though, IMO. |
| DiTBho:
--- Quote from: thm_w on April 25, 2023, 10:31:45 pm ---DiTBho is a regular cyclist, but he may not be in the mood to bike 90km on a daily basis. I don't think I'd want to do more than 40k, at that point I'd get an ebike. --- End quote --- 40km every day; when i go back home i take the road bicycle ( titanium-90s frame 8) ) for a short round trip, usually 90km during weekend, sometimes 120km if it rains or the weather is not good, I have an indoor bicycle kit. I don't like ebikes, I simply want to try electric scooters ... ... even if, I'm more fascinated by electric snowmobiles :o :o :o |
| Zero999:
--- Quote from: thm_w on April 26, 2023, 09:42:55 pm --- --- Quote from: Zero999 on April 26, 2023, 08:50:35 am ---Me too, but I wouldn't consider an illegal scooter or ebike. I'd use a legal motorcycle or car. Electric options are available. --- End quote --- Yeah, if you have more money those are also options. Here its hilly so even the 32km/h legal ebike is enough that you could beat me pedaling, and make good time. The 25km/h UK limit is a touch low though, IMO. --- End quote --- That's the whole point: to limit the speed to what an average person can sustain for a decent period of time on an ordinary bike. |
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