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I cycle / walk to work, and I 100% want to reign in these heavy ass bikes and doordash scooters that are flying past me at around 30mph. Ditto for when I’m out hiking in the hills with my dogs. About once a week I have to jump out of the way of a budget motorcycle.
This would basically mean petal assist would stop at 20mph if you don’t want a license. 20mph is still pretty damn reasonable if you’re commuting. I’m usually at about 15 to 20 mph.
Roads, trails, and intersections need to be safe for other cyclists, scooter users, and pedestrians. Visit SOMA during commute hours or redwood regional after work. That shit is not safe.
So you'd rather they be driving by at 50 mph? Because that's the alternative in our society.
"Budget motorcycles" aren't even class 3, so this law has no effect to reign those in. And you're wrong about speed--class 1 and 2 are the same speeds.
If there is a problem with people riding too fast on trails (I haven't experienced this personally) then it needs a different solution because this isn't even targeting the problem.
Restricting petal assist to 20mph isn’t going to push people to cars. It’s going to make bike lanes, trails, etc. safer, and make more people want to use them.
People shouldn’t be flying through bike lanes and trails above 20. That shit is bananas.
If we want to push people into cars, we should do what we’re doing now. Surround cyclists / scooter commuters with HMP e-bikes, delivering DoorDash, faster than the speed limit.
I'm not defending people behaving poorly on trails. But this bill does nothing to prevent that and adds layers of bureaucracy and police violence to legal, responsible riders for no reason.
Enforcement will be similar to what happens today. Supply will drop. Retailers will have to decide to deal with the registration of this vehicle class, or sell a lowered powered solution.
These faster e-bikes are big problem in the denser urban areas during busy times. Cutting supply is the only practical way to deal with it. Local traffic police don’t have the time to hang out in the bike lanes all day.
Strawman. Grandparent didn’t say that.
If I could actually drive at 50mph to get into SF, that would cut my commute in half. lol.
Driving into the city is more like a 0-10mph affair during commute hours.
It doesn't matter if they said it. That's reality.
No it isn’t. Bug off.
Carbrain is real and most people don't want to admit it. Maybe you'll wake up someday but most people are too indoctrinated.
You've made it really easy to dismiss everything you say.
Cool. It wasn't meant for people who are incapable of questioning the biases they receive from society. Such people are a lost cause anyway.
Moron.