HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 6 days agoBosch manager in interview: eBike over-motorization is a risk to our business, because eBikes with more than 800 Watt power will lead to much stricter regulationswww.heise.deexternal-linkmessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1103arrow-down1external-linkBosch manager in interview: eBike over-motorization is a risk to our business, because eBikes with more than 800 Watt power will lead to much stricter regulationswww.heise.deHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square107fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretrepX@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·5 days agoBecause you need a driver’s licence for that car, but not an E-Bike. And you can’t use that car on segregated green lanes in cities amidst other cyclists and pedestrians.
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoAlso, they aren’t plated, and so can’t be ticketed by speed cameras like a car can.
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down5·edit-25 days agoIncorrect. A licence, registration, and insurance is required for electrically assisted bicycles capable of exceeding 25 km/h.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-25 days agoAnd such an s-pedelec, by law, is no bicicle and thus, generally not allowed on dedicated bike lanes. So what’s your point? (Additionally, by e-bike they probably mean a 25 km/h limited pedelec, which is called E-Bike in German law.)
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·edit-25 days agoI was responding to the requirement of a licence for a car, if you read the comment chain
minus-squareHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-25 days agoYou called it a bicycle, which is wrong and moreover confusing the discussion.
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoThat was not my intention, I will edit the comment to make it clearer
minus-squaretrollercoaster@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 days agoFor other motor vehicles, license and insurance is required if they exceed 6km/h.
Because you need a driver’s licence for that car, but not an E-Bike. And you can’t use that car on segregated green lanes in cities amidst other cyclists and pedestrians.
Also, they aren’t plated, and so can’t be ticketed by speed cameras like a car can.
Incorrect. A licence, registration, and insurance is required for electrically assisted bicycles capable of exceeding 25 km/h.
And such an s-pedelec, by law, is no bicicle and thus, generally not allowed on dedicated bike lanes. So what’s your point?
(Additionally, by e-bike they probably mean a 25 km/h limited pedelec, which is called E-Bike in German law.)
I was responding to the requirement of a licence for a car, if you read the comment chain
You called it a bicycle, which is wrong and moreover confusing the discussion.
That was not my intention, I will edit the comment to make it clearer
For other motor vehicles, license and insurance is required if they exceed 6km/h.