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VerticalTwin t1_iw2xevy wrote

Reply to comment by Double_Farmer_2662 in How to get a no motorized bikes sign on bike path? by [deleted]

As a bike commuter you are incorrect about speed. My top speed with all my work gear is 11mph on the flat, I have not seen an ebike get passed by a regular bike. I have been passed by a scooter that was moving 2x my speed. I think speed is the issue,and this includes the tour de france guys. We need to share the path, and make way for slower individuals like kids,strollers,walkers etc. It's not a highway

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Double_Farmer_2662 t1_iw2yakd wrote

I have literally passed ebikes on my bike, so you can’t say that it doesn’t happen. Not all ebikes are going 25. Yes my whole point was that it’s not an ebike problem. There’s always going to be people going to fast, or passing people unsafely. I’ve seen rollerbladers pass people carelessly. It’s about using the path safely and knowing the path is for everyone

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Double_Farmer_2662 t1_iw31msj wrote

Not all ebikes look like the chunky spin bikes, there are a ton of them, especially in the summer time, near warren and bristol that people are renting to use to stroll down to the beach, visit shops and restaurants. Those are still electric assist, and the people are usually going like maybe 8mph.

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josie-gg t1_iw35afk wrote

I can go faster than 11mph on my longboard 🤨

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Grand_Profession_207 t1_iw3w319 wrote

I can run faster than 11 mph. For much more than a few miles? Probably not, but that’s besides the point.

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sailri t1_iw4ijqn wrote

Tour de France guys, which is sexist, would be over 30. If you’re doing 11 and think a bike on a bike path doing say 22 is a problem to solve then you are the problem.

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