mschwett
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- USA
This subject comes up a lot, and a few of us have pretty frequently stated (and re-stated hahah) views. Let’s see what a broader set of opinions are.
Speaking of the US, i would describe the current system as this: there are federal and state definitions of what an e-Bike is, with the state definitions generally governing where and what kind of e-Bikes are legal to use in that state, through local enforcement (excluding federal lands.) Many states have adopted variations of the three class system. Use is generally restricted by location and class rather than by speed: e.g. many mixed use paths permit only type 1 or 2 bikes, most bike lanes permit all three, most trails only permit type 1, but said trails and bike lanes don’t have speed limits for bikes.
Please don’t argue or proselytize, let’s see how many voices we can hear!
Speaking of the US, i would describe the current system as this: there are federal and state definitions of what an e-Bike is, with the state definitions generally governing where and what kind of e-Bikes are legal to use in that state, through local enforcement (excluding federal lands.) Many states have adopted variations of the three class system. Use is generally restricted by location and class rather than by speed: e.g. many mixed use paths permit only type 1 or 2 bikes, most bike lanes permit all three, most trails only permit type 1, but said trails and bike lanes don’t have speed limits for bikes.
Please don’t argue or proselytize, let’s see how many voices we can hear!