Originally Posted by
Drew Eckhardt
The Mountain View City Council imposed a 15 MPH speed limit (matching many riders natural speed) in the same meeting they decided to allow electric bikes on the same trails (which I've never seen go that slow).
E-Bikes are a bit odd.
It is safer for them to get them away from vehicular traffic, just like some of my favorite off-street bike paths that cut through town away from the roads are safer than riding on the arterial roads.
But, the E-Bikes can be speedsters on bike paths.
Do they ride in straighter lines than people pedalling? Perhaps there are some safety benefits with more attention to riding and less to pedalling and energy depletion.