Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Mopeds are designed to be used with a throttle. The pedal functions primarily as the method to start the engine, and secondarily as places to put your feet while you ride. While they CAN be pedaled, they weigh too much and are too top-heavy for pedaling them to be practical for anything other than emergencies (walking it a few blocks to the nearest gas station when it runs out of gas, or rolling it up a ramp onto the back of a pickup truck.). In the state of Florida they are categorized with motorcycles if they're 50ccs or more, and as scooters if they're under 50ccs.
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Are those seniors with poor eyesight the same ones driving automobiles 40mph down Morse and 80mph on the turnpike? If their eyesight is good enough for that...
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No you got it wrong. Over 20 mph is dangerous mode so with a lot of yeps driving to next tee times. |
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Rather than asking here and getting OPINIONS you can ask the police. Our police are very helpful-not the enemy.
I ride a bike, drive a gold cart and a car. Sadly we tend to notice the fools-not the good drivers. They used to have a scheduled meeting at the Savanna Center with the police where you could ask these questions-perhaps they still do. |
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I am not sure I understand, as a motorcycle, scooter, moped rider… why should any powered bikes be allowed on a “walking” trail? I know you have a great deal of control on these machines, can fit into tight places, and swerve easily - but their possible speed and weight in an unobservant moment, can make them quite dangerous.
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The paths are designed for Villages residents to enjoy the active senior lifestyle and get healthy outdoor exercise. My opinion, which certainly isn’t an opinion dictated by technical legalities, is that e bikes without a throttle, and are pedal assist only, are perfectly acceptable. Once you add a throttle to a bike, I believe it crosses the line of not really being a bicycle.
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Up north they do this sometimes, with barricades on the sides of the bike lanes to keep cars safely away.
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I wish the Villages would address this. I have a pedal assist e-bike. If I stop pedaling, I get no assistance from the battery. I do ride on the walking/bike paths. But I am bothered by the bikes that are driven down the paths - they aren’t even being pedaled and are usually moving very fast. I am also bothered by the electric skateboards that look like an accident waiting to happen.
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Path’s based on bike classification
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None exists here in the The Villages that I’ve seen yet.
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I would be interested in how an e-bike operator does once they wrap their pedal around the leashed Doberman Pincher. I don’t imagine the animal will take kindly to the spokes.
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