• jenesaisquoi@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    Then again, if a car with 200’000 Watts of power rolls through the same 30 km/h zone no one cares. So why should we care about bicycles?

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      2 months ago

      Because we don’t fall for whataboutism?

      It’s no question that car speeds in cities are going down - and need to go down for safety. And that’s no reason at all to make e-bikes significantly faster and make things less safe.

      And by the way: Further reducing the speed limits for cars, and making more space for normal bikes, including dedicated bike roads, would achieve exactly what most people which argue for higher e-bike speed limits presumably want: You get much faster to your destination. Again, the European bicycle capitals like Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Paris show how it is done.

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        2 months ago

        Wrong. More watts doesn’t mean faster. Bosch eBikes go up to 750W but are locked at 25km/h. The power is used for uphill climbing ability and responsiveness to leg torque input.
        His point also stands. My car has 180.000 Watts and can easily go over 250km/h. Why isn’t it banned?

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        2 months ago

        Exactly my point. The power of the vehicle is not relevant because the speed limit always applies.

        I’d rather have a 1kW bicycle at 30 km/h than a 200kW car at the same speed.