savjee@lemmy.world to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoIf we all cycled like the Dutch, CO2 emissions would drop by 690 million tonneswww.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square192fedilinkarrow-up1227arrow-down10cross-posted to: bikecommuting@lemmy.world
arrow-up1227arrow-down1external-linkIf we all cycled like the Dutch, CO2 emissions would drop by 690 million tonneswww.euronews.comsavjee@lemmy.world to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square192fedilinkcross-posted to: bikecommuting@lemmy.world
minus-squareGraceGH@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWe have similar laws in America, but they’re not as strict. Ours can go 35km/h (or 22 mph) before it gets called a Class B e-bike, which you need a driver’s license for and can’t go on bike paths/trails.
minus-squareVerPoilu@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDo you need a license plate and (I suppose, depending on the state) a helmet for those bikes as well?
minus-squareGraceGH@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNo license or helmet required afaik, although I always wear mine. Thing goes fast and my skull doesn’t like concrete so much.
We have similar laws in America, but they’re not as strict. Ours can go 35km/h (or 22 mph) before it gets called a Class B e-bike, which you need a driver’s license for and can’t go on bike paths/trails.
Do you need a license plate and (I suppose, depending on the state) a helmet for those bikes as well?
No license or helmet required afaik, although I always wear mine. Thing goes fast and my skull doesn’t like concrete so much.