Oregon Senate passes 'Trenton's' e-bike law; sends to Kotek for signature
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The Oregon Senate passed a bill updating laws around electric bicycles on Monday. It's named for a Bend teen killed in a collision while riding an e-bike last summer.
  • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    9 months ago

    Let’s not downplay how fast 20mph is on the sidewalk. When you’re expecting people to be moving at 4mph, 5 times that is ridiculously fast.

    Additionally, according to your article, they are capped at 28mph. Which is stupid fast on a sidewalk.

    • grue@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      Additionally, according to your article, they are capped at 28mph.

      That’s class 3. The vast majority of e-bikes are class 2.