Bird has raised $100M for electric scooter sharing

Re:Bird has raised $100M for electric scooter sharing by dbajakkchs on Friday March 09, 2018 @09:08PM (#16556701)

I didn’t downvote, however I would say that 25 mph speed limit is definitely compatible with street legal. Cyclist commuters hardly reach that speed. It’s faster than traffic in a congested city. And based on the look of those scooters, I have a hard time believing they’d even be stable above 25 mph.

It sounds to me the regulations may be more intended to restrict the speed of things that look like bicycles or mopeds, and probably won’t affect these scooters at all. Look at how small those wheels are.

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Re:Bird has raised $100M for electric scooter sharing by tyingq on Friday March 09, 2018 @09:14PM (#16556714)

It's that the roadway itself has a posted speed limit of 25mph or less, or has bicycle lanes. That's not common.

So, for example, a roadway with a posted 30mph limit, and no bike lanes...the scooters are not legal in that case.

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Re:Bird has raised $100M for electric scooter sharing by dbajakkchs on Friday March 09, 2018 @09:21PM (#16556738)

I see, that does sound like they would be pretty much useless in the burbs, more useful in some downtown cores, but you’d have to keep track of the speed limit on the particular road you’re on.

The rules on ebikes in California are very different - there is a 20 mph speed limit for throttle control, and 28 mph speed limit for pedal assist. But the limit applies to the bike, not the road. I got confused by the differences between the two laws.

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