• VerPoilu
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    1 year ago

    This kind of e-bike is not allowed (or it is, but with big caveats, more akin to motorcycles) on public European roads. Regular ebikes can’t have a throttle and are heavily restricted on top speed (20 to 25km/h depending on the country. Can go faster but you’re not helped by the motor over that speed).

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      1 year ago

      We have similar laws in America, but they’re not as strict. Ours can go 35km/h (or 22 mph) before it gets called a Class B e-bike, which you need a driver’s license for and can’t go on bike paths/trails.

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        1 year ago

        Do you need a license plate and (I suppose, depending on the state) a helmet for those bikes as well?

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          1 year ago

          No license or helmet required afaik, although I always wear mine. Thing goes fast and my skull doesn’t like concrete so much.