Originally Posted by
trailangel
GP is way behind the times, and has actually missed the boat , so to speak.
He is in California, and California has already classified ebikes as bicycles.
Specifically, bicycles with a 20 mph limit are class 1 and 2 ebikes and can go anywhere push bikes can go.
Read it and weep.
https://peopleforbikes.org/wp-conten...02132018v2.pdf
”Missed the boat”? I don’t think so. He was never interested in catching it in the first place.
And I am with him.
Ebikes are not bicycles. They are mopeds. I don’t care what a state law says. If CA passed a law that said cows are to be treated just like dogs I would still not consider cows to be dogs. Just because ebikes have similar access under state law (and local laws can vary), does not mean they are the same thing.
I’ve got nothing against eBikes (except on non-motorized trails). I am building two for me and my wife. But we are not deluding ourselves that these are bicycles, or that we are “cycling” when we ride them. They are electric mopeds. And I am fine with that. And as far as I can tell, GP is OK with people riding mopeds, he just wants them (and the industry) to be honest about what they are doing.