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Re:Segway ends production of its original scooter by Cthulhu_ on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @04:24AM (#23625502)
My grandma used to have a motorized bicycle to help her get around, the difference with ebikes is that it had a LOT less torque, and that it made a sound so you could hear them coming up from behind you. E-bikes are a lot more zippy and quiet.

Even worse are the high powered e-bikes (rated for 50kph, helmet required), because their users ride them as if they're either a bike or a scooter depending on the situation, zipping between bike lanes and the road whenever. And they're silent.

https://www.sparta.nl/alles-over-sparta/geschiedenis/spartam...

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Re:Segway ends production of its original scooter by jacquesm on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @05:42AM (#23625990)
Legally they are classed as scooter so I don't see why they shouldn't be driving them like scooters.

You won't see me near one, going fast on a racing bike is already dangerous enough, anything faster and I'll take four wheels over two any day.

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