The boundary between a bicycle and a motorbike has completely dissapeared.
That boundary needs to be recovered, and then rules will make sense again, until then, any effort is futile.
That boundary needs to be recovered, and then rules will make sense again, until then, any effort is futile.
Not really. The first motorbikes were bicycles with engines attached. Many current electric motorcycles are bicycles with electric motors attached.
If it has a throttle and does not require pedal assist, it is a motorcycle.
(build-in speed limits that are significantly below what the average cyclist can achieve by pedaling also seem kind of silly. IMO people might not bypass such limits as much if the limit was put at a more sensible level)
Neither they are fast, powerful, or have reasonable range, yet are already too heavy to pedal only.
They're apparently pretty good for cargo bikes where you can pull a heavy load much more easily.
I personally don't like 'em because I can get to 15.5mph very quickly and then it's like running into a wall because they're so heavy.