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Old 09-17-2019, 10:54 AM
Mark McM Mark McM is offline
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Originally Posted by oldpotatoe View Post
100% agree.. e'assist', sure, why not..but e'drive'? I see motorized scooters in the bike lane all the time too...
Here in Massachusetts, regulations allow e-bike in on-street bike lanes, but not off-street recreation paths. This seems reasonable to me, but I suspect that there will be little to no enforcement on the many rail trails here in Massachusetts. Earlier this year, there was collision death on the Minuteman Bikeway rail trail in Lexington, MA, largely due to a rider going faster than appropriate for the conditions. As it is now, the number of riders on recreation paths that can and do ride too fast is limited. But if e-bike users start riding the paths, there will be no double be more of these collisions.
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