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Originally Posted by dhdallas
Once again, because of a few bad apples, every e-bike owner should be punished with an outright ban on the walking/bike paths. I own 4 e-bikes and ride responsibly as do almost all e-bike riders. Anyway, how are you planning on enforcing the ban? Good luck with that.
If I was going to ban anything it would be those non-golf carts, as in Atomic cars, from the MMP's. If Atomic vehicles are allowed then what about quads, go carts, Kei mini-trucks, etc.
Finally, it is in the U.S. Constitution (somewhere) that bicycles do not have to stop for traffic signs/signals if they can safely ascertain that the roadway is clear.
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How is it a punishment? No one is banning e-bikes from the roads. They want to ban them from the walking/bicycle paths, where MOTOR vehicles are not permitted (except for electric wheelchairs and motility vehicles). E-bikes have motors. Their motors are electric-powered, not gas powered, but they're still motors. If their motor is set to allow the rider to throttle higher than 25mph, then it shouldn't belong on the MMPs either. If it's set to 20 or less, then sure put them on the MMPs but keep them off the walking/bicycling trails.