Do you think the United States lowering ebike assist speed would help or hurt the adoption of protected bicycle lanes?

[ebike4healthandfitness]

Protected bicycle lanes are also called type IV lanes and here are some examples of what they look like:

 

[orcasprout]

I speculate that American culture is about self-independence from safety regulation. I should be allowed to eat Frosted Flakes, yes I can know that refined sugar is not-good for me but they, "TASTE GREAT!" and thus we have the Modern American Diet (MAD) and it's unavoidable consequences.

Adoption of transit paradigms (for example - protected bike lanes) is a non-linear function that has little to do with rational policy making. What is the pathway you are aiming for and what is data that will help you answer it?

 

[offGridDownUnder]

Do you think the United States lowering ebike assist speed would help or hurt the adoption of protected bicycle lanes?​

Yes.



(Sorry, I'm about to retire, and I'm feeling a bit giddy.)

I will say I would love to see much more of those where I live.

 

[AZeBikeGuy]

Since I see the lance armstrong wannabees going well over 20mph on the multi-use paths (which are far safer than "protected" lanes) why not just have a speed limit for those lanes that is inclusive of any kind of [legal] bicycle? Why single out electric?

 

[Mike_Kelly]

Help, it was a mistake to allow class 1 above the European limit.