E Bikes. And Should Bicycles Have Registration Plates?

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Personally I don't think E bikes should exist. People ride them on the pavements here, at high speed, and I can see the danger they could bring if they collide with a pedestrian. Plus theres no sound, so you don't hear them coming.

I think anything with a motor should have a registration plate, and the owner should have to pass a test, and own a licence.

There is enough danger on the roads, we certainly don't need it on the pavements aswell.

In fact the cyclists I see daily give themselves a bad name because I constantly see cyclists go through red lights to beat the traffic and do so by riding on the pavements or just blatantly pass the vehicles waiting in the queue at the red lights. And you can't report them as they dont have registration plates, so theres an argument you could say that perhaps bicycles should have traceable registration plates aswell.

Its worth remembering some of the powered bicycles can exceed speed limits. The ones I see daily are exceeding 30mph. And not traceable, is that right? 

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Khandro, 

I agree. How on earth are E bikes classed as a second grade bicycle is beyond me. Anything with a motor whether it be electric or otherwise is powered by something else other than by physically powered by a person, so that should qualify for the vehicle to be registered. It shouldn't even be in question.

 

I'm amazed mobility scooters don't have registration plates because basically its like a miniature car, yet I see them daily being driven on pavements and even roads. How is that right? 

[Old_Geezer]

They can ride them on their own estate, or areas built for cycling sports. They ought not be clogging up modern day roads or running down pedestrians on the pavement, nor deliberately putting themselves, and others, in danger by doing so, Atheist.

[barry1010]

Mobility scooters that can travel at 12mph can use the roads but must not exceed 4mph on pavements. In my area there are many roads without pavements, or with very narrow pavements so they have no choice but to use the roads.

Often cars park blocking pavements so again they have to use the roads.

 

[davebro3]

The cops can't even handle millions of illegal motorists & motor bikers effectively. Adding electric bikes (& mobility scooters?) would surely help?🙄

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My point is if anything with a motor has a licence plate, it would prevent a lot more illegal activity. 

And bicycles should also have them so it stops them going straight through red lights. 

 

I know for a fact I wouldn't ride a bicycle through a red light if I knew I could be traced. But then again I wouldn't do that in the first place.