Daswi@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 hours agoAustralians banned teens from using social media. Now, Australians are worried about teenagers going outside with e-bikeswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1231arrow-down1external-linkAustralians banned teens from using social media. Now, Australians are worried about teenagers going outside with e-bikeswww.theguardian.comDaswi@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 hours agomessage-square73fedilinkfile-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-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoI googled top e-bike speeds.
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccent@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 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.
I googled top e-bike speeds.
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.