I ride my bike on a mixed-use canal path and people are blasting by on e-bikes well over 20 mph (32 kph). With so many folks walking along wearing headphones/earbuds, it’s just a matter of time before someone gets hit. There’s no posted speed limit that I’ve ever seen, and enforcement relies on people calling 911 and complaining. Technology always outpaces regulation.
I ride my ebike on mixed use paths on my way to work. My personal policy is to treat it as a class 1 in that case, and not exceed 24 kph. When passing pedestrians, this drops to 20 or lower, depending on the circumstances (e.g. can I get their attention with the bell, are small children/unleashed dogs involved, etc.).
Yesterday, I saw someone shoot past me on an ordinary bike. I briefly sped up to match his speed and checked my speedometer. He was doing 36 kph. In fairness, regular bikes don’t tend to come with speedometers, so he may have had no idea how fast he was moving.
I have also seen ebikes going well over 32 kph though. Mine is software limited to top out at that for electric assist, but the cap can easily be lifted with the phone app. I have elected not to do so. I’m a commuter. I just want to get to work. Not trying to win any races.
I ride my bike on a mixed-use canal path and people are blasting by on e-bikes well over 20 mph (32 kph). With so many folks walking along wearing headphones/earbuds, it’s just a matter of time before someone gets hit. There’s no posted speed limit that I’ve ever seen, and enforcement relies on people calling 911 and complaining. Technology always outpaces regulation.
I ride my ebike on mixed use paths on my way to work. My personal policy is to treat it as a class 1 in that case, and not exceed 24 kph. When passing pedestrians, this drops to 20 or lower, depending on the circumstances (e.g. can I get their attention with the bell, are small children/unleashed dogs involved, etc.).
Yesterday, I saw someone shoot past me on an ordinary bike. I briefly sped up to match his speed and checked my speedometer. He was doing 36 kph. In fairness, regular bikes don’t tend to come with speedometers, so he may have had no idea how fast he was moving.
I have also seen ebikes going well over 32 kph though. Mine is software limited to top out at that for electric assist, but the cap can easily be lifted with the phone app. I have elected not to do so. I’m a commuter. I just want to get to work. Not trying to win any races.