Daswi@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoAustralians banned social media. Now they are worried about teenagers going outside with e-bikeswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1217arrow-down1external-linkAustralians banned social media. Now they are worried about teenagers going outside with e-bikeswww.theguardian.comDaswi@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square69fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·8 hours ago25 kph, not mph. Which isn’t very fast.
minus-squareSirActionSack@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours ago25kph is the legal speed limit for ebikes. It does not magically prevent them from going faster.
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoThat’s pretty close to my average speed and I’m just a commuter on a 30lb hardtail MTB with shitty infrastructure. I’d wager anyone who can ride a bike can easily go faster than that on a flat, even if they weren’t a regular rider.
25 kph, not mph. Which isn’t very fast.
25kph is the legal speed limit for ebikes. It does not magically prevent them from going faster.
That’s pretty close to my average speed and I’m just a commuter on a 30lb hardtail MTB with shitty infrastructure. I’d wager anyone who can ride a bike can easily go faster than that on a flat, even if they weren’t a regular rider.