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Originally Posted by Toymeister
I posted the loud bike horn reply, Loud Bicycle | Car horn for bikes
Topspinmo posted a disingenuous reply that ebikes are the same as mopeds, in other words these are "vehicles" that require licensure by the state and by extension should not be allowed on the MMPs.
Ebikes, by definition of the Federal Government are essentially bicycles. Motor vehicles i.e. cars, motorcycles and mopeds fall under part 49 of the US Code of Federal regulations as well as other CFR parts which define what a vehicle is.
Bicycles and electric bikes fall under the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC also details what an ebike is, not any poster reading this thinks it is. In addition our Governor in the summer of 2020 signed into law a change to Florida statutes that ebikes are allowed everywhere bicycles are allowed.
I like to think my post shuts down idiotic replies but I know better... |
I agree with the discussion of Ebikes. Many are limited to 20mph and most riders can NOT pedal them faster than 15 MPH even with the Emotor's boost. A young biker on a regular bike can go 15 MPH. Ebikes tend to be popular with older riders because it allows them to increase their biking range and get up hills that they could go up easily when they were age 25, but is very difficult for them at age 70.