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Originally Posted by Battlebasset
What I don't like, and I suspect TV may address at some point, is their top speed, which can be well over 20 MPH, which is more than should be sustainable on a MMP. Seems to me that if golf carts aren't supposed to go faster, ebikes should have the same limitation.
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We have laws which determine what is a motor vehicle and what is not. The Federal law for golf cart vice low speed vehicle drew the line at 20mph.
A bicycle and ebikes fall under the Consumer Product Safety Commission. They drew the line at 28mph. That has to do with hills and the physical limits of ebikes. In practice 28mph is nearly impossible for most to maintain for any sustainable distance.
California developed state laws on classes of ebikes, some capping at 20mph. The Villages is not located in California.
In a perfect world there would be no conflict as all the carts would follow the law and never exceed 20mph.
When this is solved talk to me about changing Federal law on ebikes.