A new bill introduced in the Oregon Legislature aims to prohibit the operation of Class 3 electric-assisted bicycles on sidewalks, bicycle lanes, & bike paths.
Bikes are only allowed on sidewalks in the US because our streets are insanely dangerous for anyone not going the speed limit or up, which even class 3 ebikes generally cant managed.
A push for Ebike safety is absolutely just a abject refusal to actually work on car safety like reducing speed limits, reducing lanes via road diets and regulating vehicle sizes, which would resolve all the other issues.
Bikes are only allowed on sidewalks in the US because our streets are insanely dangerous for anyone not going the speed limit or up, which even class 3 ebikes generally cant managed.
A push for Ebike safety is absolutely just a abject refusal to actually work on car safety like reducing speed limits, reducing lanes via road diets and regulating vehicle sizes, which would resolve all the other issues.