I’m finding it incredible folk on here are arguing like motorists against actual cyclists, you’ll want ebikes to have registration numbers, insurance and vehicle excise duty within the next few posts
The point is that I don't. And if you allow e-bikes to go as fast as mopeds, that do require those things, it's not a huge leap to say that all bikes should have them.
The issue seems simple to me. In essence, electrically powered bikes are by law motorbikes; and should be regulated as such… unless they comply with the conditions of an exemption from motorbike regulation. The terms of that exemption (25kph, 250 watts, etc) are set at a point that will normally ensure that the complaint e-bikes behave similarly to normal bikes. I think it works OK as is.
Shared use paths are exactly where most of these are used round here and most of Europe. I am minded to think that you're the exception here.
If more top quality pedestrian/bike paths were built in the UK would you still expect to ride these on the road?
[politecameraaction - thats still a tiny % of interactions. the vast majority are on shared use paths. I ride around the city most days. Been months since a pedestrian stepped into the road in front of me wheras I have dozens or hundreds of interactions with pedestrians on shared use paths every time I use them<br /><br />shared use paths are where the issue is.
