European attitudes towards vehicle speed stun me. 30mph is fast?! Guess the difference is that American streets are built for cars; straighter, wider and wider open on the sides. Even if you meander off a residential street, all you’re going to hit is a mailbox. That open space also gives pedestrians and bikers ample room to get out of Dodge.
LOL, 800 Watt power would be equivalent to a 49cc moped around here. Americans would laugh if anyone called that a “light motorcycle”.
European attitudes towards vehicle speed stun me. 30mph is fast?!
In the city yes, we have places that are older than your country, build when car were not even an idea. It is a necessity.
Guess the difference is that American streets are built for cars; straighter, wider and wider open on the sides. Even if you meander off a residential street, all you’re going to hit is a mailbox. That open space also gives pedestrians and bikers ample room to get out of Dodge.
Wait, European street are built for car too, just only were is possible. We don’t destroy something old and valuable just to make room for the last Dodge.
LOL, 800 Watt power would be equivalent to a 49cc moped around here. Americans would laugh if anyone called that a “light motorcycle”.
Here a 49cc scooter is the entry point for riding a motorcyle and you can do it at 14 years old. It would make no sense to allow a 13 years old to be able to drive an ebike more powerfull than a scooter he cannot yet drive.
Because it is. There are plenty of single lane, shoulder less roads in the US with a driveway every 1000 ft with a limit of 40-45 mph and it’s ridiculously fast.
European attitudes towards vehicle speed stun me. 30mph is fast?! Guess the difference is that American streets are built for cars; straighter, wider and wider open on the sides. Even if you meander off a residential street, all you’re going to hit is a mailbox. That open space also gives pedestrians and bikers ample room to get out of Dodge.
LOL, 800 Watt power would be equivalent to a 49cc moped around here. Americans would laugh if anyone called that a “light motorcycle”.
Highway speeds in Europe are 80mph, 45-55-70mph for normal roads and 30mph for town centers.
Of course not everybody keeps the speed limit, which may be variably enforced.
30mph is FAST for a bike, especially when you consider that they often travel through pedestrian areas.
In the city yes, we have places that are older than your country, build when car were not even an idea. It is a necessity.
Wait, European street are built for car too, just only were is possible. We don’t destroy something old and valuable just to make room for the last Dodge.
Here a 49cc scooter is the entry point for riding a motorcyle and you can do it at 14 years old. It would make no sense to allow a 13 years old to be able to drive an ebike more powerfull than a scooter he cannot yet drive.
Because it is. There are plenty of single lane, shoulder less roads in the US with a driveway every 1000 ft with a limit of 40-45 mph and it’s ridiculously fast.
Yeah I am, too, always astounded about posts like https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/22333342 or https://old.reddit.com/r/fuckcars/top/?sort=top&t=month .