Micah Toll, writing at Electrek:
But crashes aren’t happening because the bike gets to top speed in 6 seconds instead of 9 seconds. They’re happening because parents bought their 14 year old an e-bike and the kid didn’t have the rider training to use it responsibly or understand the rules of the road to ride safely in traffic. So I think the goal of reigning in motor wattage with an eye on safety is misguided.
I agree with this article, which basically says that CA Assembly Bill 1557, which tries to limit the legal amount of power an e-bike can be rated for to a certain wattage number, is well meaning, but misguided. I'm all for clear classification and regulation of e-bikes, but this isn't it.
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