The state of California is very discrimitory towards the Gas powered Motorized bicycle. Roadies pedaling race bicycles can reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour and Electric bicycles can be juiced to 72 volts making them very fast. They are allowe to ride with no rules but the Gas bike rider has to have a DMV registration, A Motorcycle license , lights,motorcyle license, A horn, a speedo and a mirror. To top it off they cannot ride in the bicycle lane.
The reason for them being banned from the bicycle lane is safety. Well the state of California by not allowing Gas bikes to use the bicycle lane is putting riders lives in very serious danger.
This is just wrong! They did have a total ban due to carbon violations but that seems to now be under control with the new 2011 models. Again Electric bicycles that go 20 miles per hour accelerate faster then gas bikes and when juiced to 72 volts can reach speeds of 45 miles per hour in just seconds.
The DMV,CHP and CARB need to all be called out as to why they descriminate against poor people trying to ride these bikes to work. They make it very costly to rides a $300.00 dollar gas bicycle.
DMV fees $$$$
License,registration and plate
Driving school to get Motorcycle license $$$$
This is just a buch of B$$$$$$$
The reason for them being banned from the bicycle lane is safety. Well the state of California by not allowing Gas bikes to use the bicycle lane is putting riders lives in very serious danger.
This is just wrong! They did have a total ban due to carbon violations but that seems to now be under control with the new 2011 models. Again Electric bicycles that go 20 miles per hour accelerate faster then gas bikes and when juiced to 72 volts can reach speeds of 45 miles per hour in just seconds.
The DMV,CHP and CARB need to all be called out as to why they descriminate against poor people trying to ride these bikes to work. They make it very costly to rides a $300.00 dollar gas bicycle.
DMV fees $$$$
License,registration and plate
Driving school to get Motorcycle license $$$$
This is just a buch of B$$$$$$$