New Jersey Would Be Foolish To Require E-Bike Insurance & Registration

[TPEHAK]

 

[sc00ter]

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Actually, when we had Akita dogs we had them registered, with a rabies tag on their collar and we notified our homeowners insurance to make sure the Akita's weren't on the "banned" list. If you have certain dogs in your home and a incident happens the homeowners insurance will deny any claims and instantly drop you.

 

[briangre]

There are people who have lost their license (usually due to drinking and driving or other reckless driving) or who can't get a license because of vision or other health issues. Many of these people have turned to ebikes for transportation so that they can legally go about their business and get work to earn a living without having to rely on public transportation (which is unreliable or unavailable in many places in the United States) or expensive Ubers. Now, I don't have a lot of sympathy for people who drink and drive, but most people need to work for a living and others (children) may rely on them to pay for a home and put food on the table. These people will be either forced to break the law and drive a car, ride their ebike anyway, pay more for Ubers. My bet is they will either just get in a car anyway or continue to ride their ebikes.

Situations like this show why people look for practical ways to stay mobile and legal. Getting a proper license is still the safest path.

 

[Chargeride]

Probably the most detailed explanation of EU and US pedal assist ebike laws.

 

[Ken M]

Seems like a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. My guess is, it's a tax in disguise and more about money than safety.

The fact that no data is presented to prove there is compliant ebikes safety problem, it's definitely about money for politicians.

 

[Ken M]

Probably the most detailed explanation of EU and US pedal assist ebike laws.

There is nothing technically correct in this video. Power and motor power are different and the subject is a bit complex. I do agree that both the EU and US have "motor ratings" which have nothing to do with drive system / controller power. Even suggesting that the regulations are for continuous power then the ambient temperature for testing needs to be defined at a basic minimum because a motor will run continuously with more power if the test temperature is lower.

The problem is we have politicians and lawyers trying to define regulations that are technical without having a clue what they are talking about and then we have a lot of people trying to tell us what the regulations mean that have no more technical knowledge than the politicians. The only people that are not confused are engineers that at least have some grasp of motor ratings and performance.

I find it shocking that so many think a pedelec is really different than a throttle ebike. Sure they are perceived different by the technically ignorant but the way the power / torque is applied to the wheel is no different. At least a throttle allows disabled people the opportunity to enjoy riding an ebike so I've grown tired of those saying only Class 1 ebikes in the US should be allowed on single track trails.