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Originally Posted by toeser
My e-bike easily does 20+. I think that makes things safer. My normal riding speed on my e-bike is around 14-15 mph, but if I have carts piling up behind me or just one cart behind me in on a split trail, I speed up to 20 ending any conflict except with speeders. When I ride my hybrid (10-12 mph) I am getting passed constantly. With my e-bike, I am getting passed a lot less. That, to me, is safer.
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I have a hybrid mountain/street bike (it has shock absorbing springs on the fork and a saddle seat, standard non-racing tires, and 21 speeds, of which I typically use only 5). I average around 8-10 mph when I'm not in a hurry, just cruising and enjoying the day. I average around 12-14 when I'm rushing to get somewhere, and as fast as 18-20 if I'm going downhill and there's an incline up ahead (to gather momentum because I hate shifting gears).
I get passed most of the time and it doesn't bother me at all. I expect it, and know how to accommodate for constant leans in and out of the edge of the road.
As for stopping at stop signs - accelerating from a full stop while on an incline is insanely difficult, and will usually cause traffic jams. So if I see that I need to go uphill, but stop in the process, I will do a rolling stop instead of a full stop. If there's someone coming toward the intersection either left, right, or ahead of me of course I will come to a full stop. If they're coming up from behind me well - I was there first, they can wait for me to get through, whether I stop completely or not.