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ArishMell · 70-79, M
Such a question is likely to be specific to country, but...
Electric bicycles capable of propulsion by motor alone. They are motor-vehicles so should come under the same laws as any motor-vehicle, including lighting, audible-warning device (horn or bell); vehicle-registration, Road Fund Tax and rider's third-party insurance .
The same laws that make also driving on the pavement illegal...
(In the UK - I can't speak for other countries that may or many not have these or similar regulations already.)
Electric bicycles capable of propulsion by motor alone. They are motor-vehicles so should come under the same laws as any motor-vehicle, including lighting, audible-warning device (horn or bell); vehicle-registration, Road Fund Tax and rider's third-party insurance .
The same laws that make also driving on the pavement illegal...
(In the UK - I can't speak for other countries that may or many not have these or similar regulations already.)
NerdyPotato · M
@ArishMell in the Netherlands those are simply illegal altogether.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@NerdyPotato That does surprise me, for a country that seems so keen on cycling.
Perhaps the Dutch don't like to go anywhere for pure pleasure for its own sake, apart from on their main holidays. I read not long ago that there are very, very few public footpaths in Holland's countryside; and that Dutch visitors to Britain find it hard to comprehend the sheer number and variety of such paths here.
Yet I'd have thought they'd be really keen on at least elctrically-assisted cycles, because I think they allow conventional, petrol-fuelled motorcycles. The only difference really, is the vehicle's power.
Perhaps the Dutch don't like to go anywhere for pure pleasure for its own sake, apart from on their main holidays. I read not long ago that there are very, very few public footpaths in Holland's countryside; and that Dutch visitors to Britain find it hard to comprehend the sheer number and variety of such paths here.
Yet I'd have thought they'd be really keen on at least elctrically-assisted cycles, because I think they allow conventional, petrol-fuelled motorcycles. The only difference really, is the vehicle's power.
NerdyPotato · M
@ArishMell electrically assisted bicycles are very popular, but electrically powered ones are illegal. If you don't want to peddle, you should upgrade to a scooter.
