Government proposal to double ebike power has received a mixed reception with brands questioning what it will mean for the UK bike industry
That’s wild. City speed limits here are between 55km/h and 70km/h here.
I’ve always wondered what the commuting use case for these bikes were since they can’t keep up with traffic here. I guess now I know lol.
So you don’t present a road hazard? Same reason you can’t just bicycle down the middle lane of a highway, or why minimum speed limits exist.
Here bikes are fairly common on fairly big 1 or 2 lane rural-ish roads that are around 70 km/h.
Lots of drivers get annoyed but other than that I don’t think accidents are particularly common.
In the city the traffic is often slower. Bikes are also often separated by at least a line on the road, ideally trees. Bikers can also often bike on the smaller interior roads that are one lane or even one way one lane.
Suburban environments often have completely separated bike/walk paths.
Bikes aren’t a road hazard for cars. The opposite is true though. Fortunately cars often go slightly into the oncoming car lane and/or slow down when there are bikes.
