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[-] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

I unlocked the speed limiter on my ebike soon after I bought it. It was easy to find out how by reading the instruction manual - hold down some key combo on the display box and enter secret menu.

Did some testing on my rural road and got up to 45 MPH going downhill in its top gear. It felt very unsafe so I only tried that once.

No, I'm not doing that on sidewalks or around any people. Also I am licensed to drive a motorcycle on public roads.

It's illegal to ride on sidewalks at all. No new law needed for that.

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

Is that part of the highway act?

It’s always been illegal where I’ve lived, rarely enforced, so I just thought it was municipal.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

It's municipal. Mississauga had riding on sidewalks. Not sure if that's still the case.

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

The speed is fine, the stopping power is the problem. Like the musclecar guys with 50s front drum brakes. 😕

[-] cal@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Even 70 km/h seems terrifying on what are essentially wide MTB tires. Hit a pot hole and you're dead.

[-] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

I've done 60 downhill on a commuter bicycle, and with the steering geometry forces being different downhill the bike gets uncorfortably unstable. I turned to take a driveway off the main road and the back end slid around, then caught suddenly, the rear wheel tacoed itself, i highsided and slid, ground through my shirt and jacket. Helmet kept my head safe, but I was in really rough shape and a little bloodied.

I see kids flying by helmetless on their tweaked scooters and ebikes. 🙏

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