This morning's commute and other commuting stories

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Tenners in reply to @chris0

I think they just annoy me as they're lazy cheats who can't be bothered to get fit and ride a bike properly

or disabled people?

or pass a test, get insurance etc and be in some vague sense responsible like an actual motorbike rider.

Not everyone can afford that.

It's only a matter of time before one of them has a nasty crash.

That I agree with.

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inappropriate_bike in reply to @Tenners

In all seriousness, a "registration light" system for fast e-bikes and electric mopeds would get a lot of dirty, smelly, noisy petrol mopeds off the roads.

In parts of China it seemed like 90% of traffic was e-mopeds and it was awesome to ride a pedal bike there with virtually no cars blocking things up.

Something like 30mph limit, small rear number plate required, helmet required, no test needed, would be great. Anything that meets the current regs could stay free of regulation.

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Hefty in reply to @inappropriate_bike

I have a 30mph-capable electric moped thing.

It has a small rear number plate, you need a helmet and don't need to pass a test to ride it, just half a day's CBT instruction, or if you're old like me and passed your driving test in the 9s not even that.

It'll only do 15-20 miles from a full charge at max power but other than that it's bloody ace for pootling round town.

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