RE: Demand Growing For Electric Micro-bikes

I used one of these last summer as a primary means of transportation.
It was a mid powered bike that didn't attract any crazy attention but definitely did not look like an ordinary pedal bike.

I read plenty online about them before purchasing one, regarding laws for operation , speed limits, etc. I discovered it's more restrictive in Europe but in the US laws are pretty laxed, loose, early in legislation, etc. but there are (unenforced here) laws in place currently.

I live in a mid size city in New York, the cops never bothered me a single time, even riding alongside them wearing no helmet or anything going the road speed limit, which is not a law to operate them despite angry drivers screaming out of their windows that I was breaking the law :D
I would usually tell them they should go read the law before screaming misinfo out their windows.

Infrastructure (bike lanes with stop lights) have been being built here for the past couple of years and some are fully operational with the lights.

It will be interesting to see how this develops, especially in conjunction with some foreseen undesirable changes occurring in the world.

They even have E-bike rentals available in my city now, and have for a while.

It has an "own nothing and be happy with your little rented E-bike" vibe to it if you ask me.

Thank you for the thought provoking article.