European attitudes towards vehicle speed stun me. 30mph is fast?!
In the city yes, we have places that are older than your country, build when car were not even an idea. It is a necessity.
Guess the difference is that American streets are built for cars; straighter, wider and wider open on the sides. Even if you meander off a residential street, all you’re going to hit is a mailbox. That open space also gives pedestrians and bikers ample room to get out of Dodge.
Wait, European street are built for car too, just only were is possible. We don’t destroy something old and valuable just to make room for the last Dodge.
LOL, 800 Watt power would be equivalent to a 49cc moped around here. Americans would laugh if anyone called that a “light motorcycle”.
Here a 49cc scooter is the entry point for riding a motorcyle and you can do it at 14 years old. It would make no sense to allow a 13 years old to be able to drive an ebike more powerfull than a scooter he cannot yet drive.