savjee@lemmy.world to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoIf we all cycled like the Dutch, CO2 emissions would drop by 690 million tonneswww.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square181fedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1235arrow-down1external-linkIf we all cycled like the Dutch, CO2 emissions would drop by 690 million tonneswww.euronews.comsavjee@lemmy.world to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square181fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareGraceGH@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoWe have similar laws in America, but they’re not as strict. Ours can go 35km/h (or 22 mph) before it gets called a Class B e-bike, which you need a driver’s license for and can’t go on bike paths/trails.
minus-squareVerPoilu@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoDo you need a license plate and (I suppose, depending on the state) a helmet for those bikes as well?
minus-squareGraceGH@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoNo license or helmet required afaik, although I always wear mine. Thing goes fast and my skull doesn’t like concrete so much.
We have similar laws in America, but they’re not as strict. Ours can go 35km/h (or 22 mph) before it gets called a Class B e-bike, which you need a driver’s license for and can’t go on bike paths/trails.
Do you need a license plate and (I suppose, depending on the state) a helmet for those bikes as well?
No license or helmet required afaik, although I always wear mine. Thing goes fast and my skull doesn’t like concrete so much.