Petition to raise UK ebike limit to match the USA 20mph.

[markfitton]

I voted for him , he's turned out to be, as people said .... a self interested buffoon. If the best plan to get the limit raised, is enlisting his help, you guys had better prepare for disappointment. He will be less use than the petition, he can't even use a comb.

I'm going round cannock tomorrow, I really don't understand why you need another 5 miles an hour , or where you could use it for that matter.

 

[wepn]

I really don't understand why you need another 5 miles an hour , or where you could use it for that matter.

Really? None?
So maintain some ill-conceived & unproven safety benefit for e-mtb's at the expense of restricting what's achievable with commuter bikes with more reasonable speed limits, therefore obviously more effectively replace countless emission spewing 2 tonne chunks of metal? Refuse to consider the returns in reducing congestion, air pollution, obesity & many other health related issues?

 

[wepn]

Is there a new alternative definition for the word "pragmatic" I don't know about?

checking urban dictionary came up blank. But search for "Boris" and there are plenty new definitions. ?

Without passing any judgement, it is a curious and dubious sign of these bi-polar hyper-political times that the definition of a word can be spun upside-down then widely comprehended whichever way depending on the political objective so eg. failure isn't failure - it's pragmatic.

"You're such a Boris" into the lexicon then.

 

[markfitton]

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Really? None?
So maintain some ill-conceived & unproven safety benefit for e-mtb's at the expense of restricting what's achievable with commuter bikes with more reasonable speed limits, therefore obviously more effectively replace countless emission spewing 2 tonne chunks of metal? Refuse to consider the returns in reducing congestion, air pollution, obesity & many other health related issues?

That's the city of London, we are talking about Emtbs, not road electric bikes. Now if you want to start a petition for electric bikes for commuting in cities to be raised that's a different kettle of fish entirely.

If you want to do this you need to set up a proper lobbying organisation, and get all the numerous interested bodies involved, this conceivably will have some effect and could turn out positive.

A back of the fag packet petition, with no backing is useless.

hey ho , just my stupid opinion.

 

[nasamorpheus]

Things like this, "petitions" and "derestricting ebikes" and similar, will cause that some day we will be forbidden to ride emtb in natural environment like forests, mountain paths ... EMTB will became motors. Registration, driver licence, etc.. If you want to go faster, build up your fitness or even buy yourself a moped and stop with cycling, its too slow for you.

 

[wepn]

we are talking about Emtbs

Well no we're not, we're talking:

PETITION TO RAISE UK EBIKE LIMIT TO MATCH THE USA 20MPH.

 

[ggx]

Maybee makes more sense to have/ask for a smoth transition over speed limit . Rise speed limits could be more sensible.

 

[Monkey Dog]

The PM is a keen bicycle rider and a pragmatic man. How do we get him on a e-bike so that he can become our advocate?

We all chip in & buy him one

 

[Doomanic]

I wouldn't give that man the steam off my piss.

 

[Jamze]

Having regulations for UK eMTBs different from the EU will be problematic though, won't it? It then becomes illegal to ride your bike in France on your hols, for example.

 

[SquireRides]

If you need to go faster for commuting and want less effort than riding today's ebikes, buy (and license and insure) a moped.

If you want to go faster for commuting, and are happy with much less effort than a normal bike, buy an ebike.

If you don't mind about the effort, but still want to go fast, buy a road bike.

It seems to me like we have plenty of options already...

 

[Monkey Dog]

I wouldn't give that man the steam off my piss.

I was waiting for the first reaction