Originally Posted by
mschwett
i wonder if there is some sort of regional factor at work here. i ride a lot, and see lots of eBikes both when i'm riding for utility/commute, and the vast, vast, vast majority are pedaling. i actually can't remember the last time i saw someone not pedaling. maybe a few delivery people on throttle bikes.
on longer rides for pleasure, in the hills, country roads, MUPs... it's maybe one in 10 or one in 20 ebikes. absolutely zero impact on anyone. are misbehaved eBike riders much more common in other parts of the world, or is this some sort of subconscious bias?
I see a fair amount here in Portland. but only hub driven bikes. I had one guy on a rad only using throttle trying to pass us when we were doing 18.5 on our tandem. he finally had to peddle to pass us and kept having to peddle to just keep a head of us it was funny. most are somewhat ok with knowing what to do some not usually they are at least riding on the right side of the road. I almost got hit by a old guy on a regular bike riding on the wrong side of a cross street turning into the bike lane. but had one guy using throttle only doing 25+ on a path with lots of homeless and such.