Petition for law change - Ebike Assist Limit

[jowwy]

I have read #20 (and all the others) This is one post that supports your view.
While I can totally see the posters view (who I know quite well from this forum) this does not change my opinion.
This situation will affect a small percentage of e-bike riders. i.e drop-bar, e-bike riders, riding in a group with others riding
non-assisted bikes. We have to be realistic and accept that the law cannot cater for (suit) all riders. If you raise the assist level to
20mph to suit club riders riding in mixed groups there are still going to be many on these 'faster' e-bikes who still cannot keep up.
In fact I'm sure most club riders are well capable of averaging over 20mph. So you have fulfilled the wishes of a small minority
of e-bike riders. The downside ? you now have potentially unlimited numbers of irresponsible riders (no age limit) charging about
on 20+Kg of projectile, a menace to themselves and others.

Not all E bike riders are a menace to themselves or others......and as there are already irresponsible riders charging around on 10, 15, 20 kg regular mtb/road bikes, why should e bike riders be treated any differently to those

 

[Venod]

I have read #20 (and all the others) This is one post that supports your view.

if you have read all the thread you will see other post that have similar views, but its not a popularity contest, we will have to agree to disagree.

i don't subscribe to the idea that there will be unlimited numbers of irresponsible riders charging about on ebikes, there will be some, but they will be far outnumbered by irresponsible riders (of all ages) charging about on normal bikes.

 

[jowwy]

Or the non-ebike rider could just slow down a bit. Surely friendship is worth more than a few Strava PRs?

I don’t chase strava pr’s on my E bike, my rides are posted as ebike rides and therefore don’t show up on strava tables.......

 

[jowwy]

There is now 400 signatories on the petition, which far outweighs the 20+ anti speed increase poster on this thread.....

 

[mcshroom]

I don’t chase strava pr’s on my E bike, my rides are posted as ebike rides and therefore don’t show up on strava tables.......

Read it back - I was commenting on the non-electrified friend that was going too quickly for their ebike partner.

 

[jowwy]

If people can't keep up with their ride partners, find new ones. They can still be friends.

But they would like to keep riding with their ride partners or actual partners or is that forbidden???

 

[dodgy]

if you have read all the thread you will see other post that have similar views, but its not a popularity contest, we will have to agree to disagree.

i don't subscribe to the idea that there will be unlimited numbers of irresponsible riders charging about on ebikes, there will be some, but they will be far outnumbered by irresponsible riders (of all ages) charging about on normal bikes.

I've read there are considerable problems in the normally fairly sedate Copenhagen and Amsterdam with ebikers trying to weave themselves into regular cyclist traffic.

 

[dodgy]

But they would like to keep riding with their ride partners or actual partners or is that forbidden???

There you go with your combative style, again.

 

[jowwy]

Read it back - I was commenting on the non-electrified friend that was going too quickly for their ebike partner.

Apologies, my quick scan missed your quote of the original poster

 

[jowwy]

There you go with your combative style, again.

When did asking a question become combative.......

 

[PK99]

There is now 400 signatories on the petition, which far outweighs the 20+ anti speed increase poster on this thread.....

Why not add a poll to this thread and see the actual split here?

 

[Rocky]

There is now 400 signatories on the petition, which far outweighs the 20+ anti speed increase poster on this thread.....

And what do you conclude from that?

 

[jowwy]

And what do you conclude from that?

There’s currently 400 people want the speed increased

 

[dodgy]

There’s currently 400 people want the speed increased

We'd need to know how many saw the petition and decided not to sign it.

 

[Rocky]

There’s currently 400 people want the speed increased

And what’s your analysis of the comparison that you present? Anything significant there?