@ai6yr I use both an electric bicycle and a normal bicycle.A lot of bicycle infrastructure in the UK is shared paths, therefore while it would be nice to have a higher speed limit than 15.5MPH on the roads (for example 20MPH), 15.5MPH is a reasonable speed limit if they are going to be using sharing paths.For this reason I'm not against the UK law and think it's a well thought out sensible approach. I.E.https://www.gov.uk/electric-bike-rulesDespite the law, it's not uncommon to encounter illegal e-bikes – and they are way too fast for shared paths.The only real advantage of an electric bicycle should be going up hills and into headwind. Or a way for non-athletic people to be able to use an electric bicycle as an alternative/primary mode of transport.If people want to travel faster, than 15.5MPH, then they need to use roads and therefore be subjected to moped legislation.Therefore, I think point-of-sale needs to be more heavily restricted/regulated.What seems odd is that certain country legislators (the USA) allowed consumers to spend their hard-earned money before legislating.
