Most efforts are now directed at
limiting speed and requiring pedal power.
However, it may not be all that simple. Here's an
E-bike well on its way to becoming a car.
http://www.organictransit.com/
Note the FAQs for the claim that this is
a bicycle under federal law. Although the states are not bound by that.
Something the Wisconsin Nonmotorized
Recreation and Transportation Trails Council will take up.
Bill Hauda
At 11:09 AM 9/16/2013, Steve Arnold wrote:
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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