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Just 27 months for killing a cyclist and lying to the authorities. (www.rnz.co.nz)
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[–] 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah, this immediately jumped out at me too. Dude was fucking booking it. He was riding that shit like he was being chased, before the asshole even pulled up behind him.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Could be riding a pedal assist e-bike too no? Or do they stop helping above a certain speed? He was going ~36mph for any other freedom unit cyclists, which is pretty damn quick for any kind of bicycle!

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  • [–] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    Not an E-bike, no. My E-bike can technically go up to 25mph before it stops assisting, but I, and everyone else I know that owns one, have it set to cutoff at 20mph. Not because 25 is particularly fast around here with good bike infrastructure (for the US,) but because I had it set to 25 for about 600 miles and the motor started making a loud high pitched whine anytime it went over 20. I didn't want to burn up the motor, so I set it to 20mph max. I now have 4000+ miles on that bike and add 150-200 miles a month.

    Electric motorcycles are a different story.

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