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Electric bikes on walking/bike paths
Are electric bikes allowed on the walking/bike paths?
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Yes, please be polite and signal (bell) or announce (on your left) that you are there when overtaking walkers.
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As far as overtaking walkers, the same applies on a regular bike, a golf cart and a car. The best accident is the one that does not happen. Walkers should be on the sidewalk where there is one. They should be walking toward traffic so as to see what is coming toward them. Bright clothes are a good idea for walkers and bike riders. And the world is not perfect as stated the best accident is the one that does not happen. |
I ride my ebike for exercise just as I do with my other bikes.
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I jus got smoked by a little bald head guy, on a small wheel electric bike and he was traveling close to 30 mph on a path. He thought he was pretty cool weaving around walkers, other bikes & carts. He is definitely trying to compensate for something. :)
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[QUOTE=DAVES;2005321Truth, I do not understand why people ride electric bikes as I ride my bike for exercise.
[/QUOTE] The truth is every cyclist will either be on an ebike eventually or quit cycling, it's just a matter of time. Your body will certainly give out on you. E-cyclists go further and get as much or more exercise than most casual cyclists. There are lots of different types of ebikes. Most from a bike shop will be 250 watts without throttle whereas most from the internet will be 1000watt peak (750 nominal) Chinese specials. Different bikes for different purposes. We're all cyclists, though, same rights and responsibilities. |
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IMO No they don’t cause the are not peddling. You have to ride bicycle 10 times further than walking for same exercise do to the gearing and coasting. Now add electric assist and another x10. |
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[QUOTE=dewilson58;2005351]I jus got smoked by a little bald head guy, on a small wheel electric bike and he was traveling close to 30 mph on a path. He thought he was pretty cool weaving around walkers, other bikes & carts. He is definitely trying to compensate for something.
Sounds like someone with a Napoleon complex. |
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if you're walking ....
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My Ebike has pedals and gears just like a regular bike. It also has a big lithium battery and a small electric motor inside the rear wheel hub. I can cruise around using pure throttle if I want, but I never do. You can select Pedal Assist levels from 1 to 5. I mostly use 1 and 2. The bike weighs 68 pounds. When you are pedaling, you are burning calories and exercising your legs. I know this because I havr lost 15 covid pounds since I bought it. :icon_wink::icon_wink: |
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yelling 'on your left used to work on ski slopes... otherwise its like yelling 'fore on aTV golf 1 hopes their hearing aids are (turned up& working
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Just think how much you would of lost without the electric assistance? IMO Basically electric bicycle are mopeds which should be licensed. |
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The couple you saw going 25 uphill were probably in PA level 5. Real Ebikers don't use level 5 :) Don't be a hater :):) |
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What is important for you to know is Florida has protected by statute ebikes. You can have your opinion, whatever it is, but it does not and will not change the statute. Under no circumstances are ebikes subject to licensing, it has been decided by our elected representatives. Your opinion does not matter, it may make you mad but it is done. |
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My wife and I walk 6 mornings a week from Amelia to LSL and back so we have about a 6 mile daily experience going along O'Dell and the Morse MMP between O'Dell and Stillwater and we see multiple e-bikes every single day and VERY RARELY is a leg moving more than once or twice all the while they are in our field of vision. I am 100% sure there are those who use it for exercise so no one take it personally but what we see daily is not biking. The e-bikers are always so obvious because they aren't sweating! :D :D You can most definitely tell the "pure" bikers from the e-bikers when they go up the hill on O'Dell and by the tunnels watching them with total awe huffing and puffing up those hills because there is no way I could ever attempt that. I find it hard enough to WALK up those hills. |
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Learn something new everyday
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So I guess the rules for nonmotorized paths are different than motorized paths and roads. |
"don't be a hater"???
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don't be a name caller |
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In any case whatever the power is 30 mph on a mutimodal path is well NOT SMART. Reality is truly SIMPLE. |
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Accident? The best accident is the one that does not happen and most accidents are avoidable. |
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Yes, eventually you will quit biking. Ebikes allow you to extend your time biking, you will just quit sooner. No problem with that. |
Reading some of the comments from folks and their disdain for bicycles I'd be careful that karma doesn't come around to bite you and your comments are discovered.
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