On 9/16/2013 9:46 AM, Larry D. Nelson wrote:
Great article. With the aging of America's population, I suspect that
the trend to e-bicycles may prove irresistible.
It appears to me that the way out of all the confusion is to regulate by
speed, not by power source. Bikes can be allowed on sidewalks (e.g.,
kids, accessing parking) if they are limited to walking speeds. Human
or electric powered bikes can be allowed on multi-use paths up to 12 or
15 mph. Maybe cycletracks, which explicitly exclude peds, could be
higher or even unlimited. Bike lanes should have the same limits as
motor vehicles (so watch your speed in the 25 mph zone downhill on
Seminole Hwy north of the Beltline!).
I do think that electric bikes will cause us to consider regulating the
speed of "bikes".
On Sep 16, 2013, at 9:27 AM, "Meiers, Steve" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/09/coming-battle-over-electric-bicycles/6763/
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