Damn 1997 was 100 years ago? How time flies…
Comment on Someone gets killed by a car, so they restrict e-bikes.
Kinglink@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Umm that’s not exactly what they’re saying.
It would update a 27-year-old law to create three new classes of electric bikes based on the type of motor and how fast they can go.
Hell the ACTUAL statute is just defining what a e-bike is. You can see it here: olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024r1/…/HB4103
It does say class 1 can be operated by anyone, but 2 and 3 can be limited to 16 and older.
That being said it does limit the top speed of an e-bike to 28 miles an hour, I assume above that it’s now a motocycle, and honestly, that might be a good thing, because at that speed they no will come out of no where (hell at 20-30 miles an hour they still will)
This is hardly as bad as the title.
h3mlocke@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Do they at least require insurance on anything that goes faster than 15 mph or similar?
Patches@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
If only.
Maybe we could get signage that clearly displays a bike’s information such that a hit & run wouldn’t be impossibly easy. Maybe we could make it made of Metal so it’s durable. Call it a License Plate.
Kinglink@lemmy.world 3 months ago
As far as I read/understand, nope. But if it does limit the assistance to 28 miles an hour, that might be required if the bike goes above that speed. (Note: that’s only the point where the power would stop assisting, not the fastest speed the bike can do.)
Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 months ago
How many people can really control a bike at 28mph?
QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I have a Class 3 (28mph), it’s actually not too bad. That assumes the brakes are well-maintained, though, and as we know there are no inspections for e-bikes. I’ve seen some terrifyingly bad brakes on normal bicycles, so I can’t imagine what some people’s e-bikes look like.
It should be mandatory for Class 2 and Class 3 e-bikes to have hydraulic disc brakes imo. I have mechanical disc brakes, and I have to tighten them at least once a month. It seems unwise to trust that the average person would do that. Rim brakes are right out; they have nowhere near enough braking power for the speed and weight of most e-bikes.
QueriesQueried@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Most people that do longer rides would be fine with that. On downhill sections you can hit that easily enough, and there’s wind too. It’s definitely fast, but it’s fine enough. It doesn’t matter what you’re driving or riding, you always drive to the conditions anyways.
njordomir@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I ride a class 3 and 30mph is not that bad. I regularly hit that coming down hills, even on a non-ebike. It does require your attention to be on the road and it would hurt if you wiped out. My fastest ever was 44mph
Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 months ago
Honestly the motor should be cutting off well before that speed.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Some states don’t even require insurance for motorcycles. So there’s that.
Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I never dienied that some states are terminally stupid. I mean, some states in the US don’t even require regular safety checks for cars.
MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
This doesn’t seem so bad. I live in the PNW and have seen people absolutely hauling ass on home-made e-bikes and scooters, easily 40mph and passing traffic in the bike lane.
I’m not against people building their own e-bikes, but at some point it’s not an e-bike, it’s a motorcycle, and they need to be in traffic and ideally have the brakes to match.
Acters@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Yeah, imagine using rim brakes at 40 mph. Good luck with the inevitable crash with absolutely nothing to cushion or take the hit for you(no crumple zones).
Demuniac@lemmy.world 3 months ago
So it’s literally to prevent 9 year olds going 50 on an e-bike. Seems fair to me.