A new bill introduced in the Oregon Legislative Assembly aims to prohibit the operation of Class 3 electric-assisted bicycles on sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and
It’s already the case in France and makes sense to me. In my bike lane, everybody rides at 20 to 27 km/h, there isn’t huge disparity of speed. It makes the bike lane safer IMO.
Sidewalks are made for pedestrians, there isn’t much to argue there.
Bikes are only allowed on sidewalks in the US because our streets are insanely dangerous for anyone not going the speed limit or up, which even class 3 ebikes generally cant managed.
A push for Ebike safety is absolutely just a abject refusal to actually work on car safety like reducing speed limits, reducing lanes via road diets and regulating vehicle sizes, which would resolve all the other issues.
It’s already the case in France and makes sense to me. In my bike lane, everybody rides at 20 to 27 km/h, there isn’t huge disparity of speed. It makes the bike lane safer IMO.
Sidewalks are made for pedestrians, there isn’t much to argue there.
Bikes are only allowed on sidewalks in the US because our streets are insanely dangerous for anyone not going the speed limit or up, which even class 3 ebikes generally cant managed.
A push for Ebike safety is absolutely just a abject refusal to actually work on car safety like reducing speed limits, reducing lanes via road diets and regulating vehicle sizes, which would resolve all the other issues.