Am guessing he also still be allowed to ride a bicycle with a electric motor up to 250watt..Not true. He'll still be allowed to cycle on the roads
Electric bicycle rider taken off roads for one year
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Bit of a stupid lawEven the exact same bike once he puts the limiter back on
That just means you can ride your 1500watt bike till you get caught (THAT IF you get caught
) and then just limit it if you do
so the point is he didn't have the documents, not that he was speeding. no idea why you can't grasp that concept. doesn't matter if his bike was capable of doign 200mph if he wasn't charged for speeding.
Bit of a stupid law
That just means you can ride your 1500watt bike till you get caught (THAT IF you get caught
How stupid compared to speeding until you almost have enough tickets then obeying the law until they fall off.
Unless the penalty is death by removal of life you're going to be able to carry on as normal with the same vehicle you were breaking the law with... except legally...
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Bit of a stupid law
That just means you can ride your 1500watt bike till you get caught (THAT IF you get caught
He still got a fine. I imagine if he had a driving license he'd have got points put on it as well. It's no different than how car drivers are dealt with when they drive without insurance and tax.
The 15mph limit is an embarrassment to UK law when an oap can pedal faster than that on the flat and you quickly get to 40mph freewheeling down a hill. It's completely inconsistent with other laws. What about people riding horses on the road?
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Horses require a 'passport' as documentation both when out riding on the road or just being transported i believe. While i dont know if there are any hard limits, i think taking a horse at galloping speeds would be viewed as dangerous for yourself and other road users. A horse just trotting along however is not particularly fast.
It seems logical to me. It's set to a speed that an average person can cycle faster than on a flat road so they only use the electric assist on hills/headwinds. If it was set to a speed higher than most people could cycle, then they'd have the 'assist' on permanently and it then becomes a powered vehicle rather than an assisted bicycle.
something like this was along the right lines IMO:
shouldn't need a helmet as there is a seatbelt and safety cage... but the UK govt being rather slow decided it needs a helmet even though doing so just makes it more dangerous
the design isn't great, I guess people will say it is a bit "gay", but the general idea is pretty cool and some sort of bike with protection/seat belt albeit electric could be a good option for inner city commuting - there are way too many cars with single occupants on the road and conventional/bikes scooters are still fairly dangerous + require people to carry around a full set of leathers + helmet into the office
I don't think horses should be allowed to do 30mph on public roads either.
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Well yes to some extent, there's various arguments you could make for where the line should be.
My view is it should be set at being able to reach a higher speed than your average pedal power (that is to say to go faster then it's 100% legs)
On the one hand your right- there needs to be a line between a pushbike with a motor and a motorbike with pedals (like those stupid e-moped things you can find on t'internet). On the other, whats safer- someone calmly riding along at "top speed" under motor power or someone acheiving the same speed at maximum physical exertion.
Depends on the cyclist. Most folk on a proper road bike can comfortably sustain 15mph or more - sometimes a lot more. Folk on hybrids are usually slowed, though, I'll grant you.
To big and bulky, I have no issue with the helmet bit. Just the power more than anything and a bit of a bump in max speed would be nice. 250w up a hill is not enough.something like this was along the right lines IMO:
shouldn't need a helmet as there is a seatbelt and safety cage... but the UK govt being rather slow decided it needs a helmet even though doing so just makes it more dangerous
the design isn't great, I guess people will say it is a bit "gay", but the general idea is pretty cool and some sort of bike with protection/seat belt albeit electric could be a good option for inner city commuting - there are way too many cars with single occupants on the road and conventional/bikes scooters are still fairly dangerous + require people to carry around a full set of leathers + helmet into the office
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Disgusting, I feel absolutely sick to the stomach. I want him in prison for at least 30 years.... DISGRACEFUL! DIIIIIISGRACEFUL!!!!!!!!!!
still smaller than a typical car though, re: power - I didn't mean that exact bike but that general idea, I'd agree that more power would be nice
I've not seen any horses being pedalled or freewheeled faster than 40mph?