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Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by jacquesm on Friday November 12, 2021 @01:20PM (#29202731)
There are velomobiles here, and also e-bike versions of those that go wicked fast. They also ride on the bike paths. I think they're quite dangerous because they are so low that you are riding below the height of a car hood (or a mirror for that matter).

Here is a picture of one:

http://dutchbikes.nl/artwork2/kv4/passing.jpg

and a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAcy7EVRpXc

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Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by gtirloni on Friday November 12, 2021 @02:11PM (#29203351)
I think it's insane this is allowed on the streets without a license or anything. I'm afraid of riding my regular bike if there's no bike lanes, let alone something like this in the middle of all the cars. Insane.
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Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike by jacquesm on Friday November 12, 2021 @02:17PM (#29203425)
Agreed, they are very dangerous. But there very few of them (because people realize they are dangerous).
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