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On my bikes (we have 2), the electronics controlling the motor only allows the motor to run when pedaling with some force.

I guess law enforcement can see if you’re pedaling, if they have one eye open. If accidents happen, they can test equipment to ser if it’s illegaly imported / not approved / tampered with / etc.

As usual, «don’t get caught» works up until a point.

If you want to go fast, just get a motorbike. Why bother tampering with a pedelec?



> If you want to go fast, just get a motorbike. Why bother tampering with a pedelec?

Because in a lot of places you're vastly less likely to be killed by a car on a cycle path on bike than on a road on motorbike.

I mean I'm not sure it's good, since this will just gradually make the cycle paths less safe as well, but at the moment it is what the math says.


That's why I always drive my car on pavements/sidewalks. Its so much safer for me.


If that’s the logic, why not simply drive the motorbike on the cycle path?


That is indeed what is happening which confirms the presence of this logic of incentives. It’s motorcycles which look like bicycles. On cycle paths. Killing people.

This needs to be addressed with a societal mechanism.


> this will just gradually make the cycle paths less safe

Not gradually. It's already well under way.




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