E-bike legislation. Here in BC Canada, you're limited to 500W motor and 32KPH. while I have no problem with the speed limit, I think they should allow up to at least 1000w motors. Heavier individuals such as myself would crush a 500w motor.
Are they worried people will bypass a speed limiter and go faster on the 1000w motor?
pretty much. You can easily get a 1000w motor up to 32 mpg/50 kph. And I fully understand the concern. ebikes were outlawed in an American city after an ebike collided with a senior citizen, killing her. Which is why I feel they should focus on speed instead of power. There's always some idiot (looking at you Sur Ronster) who will do dangerous stuff without a care about others safety. And they ruin it for everyone else.
You're not supposed to sit on the motor, my man.
Youre supposed to put it in a frame of some sort.
Now I definitely agree with the point you're making, but unless you're like 300+ kgs, 500w should be fine for personal transport.
I had one board with a 500w engine that went 63km/h with a full battery and my ~75 kg of mass on it. It didn't have much torque, though, but it was fast. On the other hand, these rentable e-scooters we have, have like 350W engines and are limited in speed to 25kmh, but have amazing torque, even my brother can get up steep hills on those, and he's genuinely 1.5x the man I am, size wise (at least). Hills that my 500w fast scoot didn't manage with me on it.
So it's not just the raw power output of the engine which matters, is my point.
Personally I think we need a framework paradigm shift. I know it would require a ton, worldwide, but just like how pedestrians got sidewalks in the early 20th century when cars took over the roads, we now need another split again. In that there should be three lanes, pedestrian, light vehicles, then actual road.
With like a small escoot and a bike you could still use pedestrian ways as well, but any faster or larger e-transports could have their own lane to use. Small e-cars as well. No power limits, but some sort of little regulation.
E-bike legislation. Here in BC Canada, you're limited to 500W motor and 32KPH. while I have no problem with the speed limit, I think they should allow up to at least 1000w motors. Heavier individuals such as myself would crush a 500w motor.
Are they worried people will bypass a speed limiter and go faster on the 1000w motor?
pretty much. You can easily get a 1000w motor up to 32 mpg/50 kph. And I fully understand the concern. ebikes were outlawed in an American city after an ebike collided with a senior citizen, killing her. Which is why I feel they should focus on speed instead of power. There's always some idiot (looking at you Sur Ronster) who will do dangerous stuff without a care about others safety. And they ruin it for everyone else.
You're not supposed to sit on the motor, my man.
Youre supposed to put it in a frame of some sort.
Now I definitely agree with the point you're making, but unless you're like 300+ kgs, 500w should be fine for personal transport.
I had one board with a 500w engine that went 63km/h with a full battery and my ~75 kg of mass on it. It didn't have much torque, though, but it was fast. On the other hand, these rentable e-scooters we have, have like 350W engines and are limited in speed to 25kmh, but have amazing torque, even my brother can get up steep hills on those, and he's genuinely 1.5x the man I am, size wise (at least). Hills that my 500w fast scoot didn't manage with me on it.
So it's not just the raw power output of the engine which matters, is my point.
Personally I think we need a framework paradigm shift. I know it would require a ton, worldwide, but just like how pedestrians got sidewalks in the early 20th century when cars took over the roads, we now need another split again. In that there should be three lanes, pedestrian, light vehicles, then actual road.
With like a small escoot and a bike you could still use pedestrian ways as well, but any faster or larger e-transports could have their own lane to use. Small e-cars as well. No power limits, but some sort of little regulation.