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Just 27 months for killing a cyclist and lying to the authorities. (www.rnz.co.nz)
submitted 2 weeks ago by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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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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