“4500-watt motorcycle without any pedals.”
4500 watts is huge, most states appear to limit it to 750 watts to be classified as an e-bike. Plus there were no pedals which is usually another requirement. So no surprise this kid’s bike was considered an electric motorcycle.
I hike the Erie canal trail a lot and I see these e-bikes zipping past me all the time, sometimes too close for comfort and no warning. Some woman was killed on the trail some time ago when one of these e-bikes ran into her at high speed.
The Virginia Beach oceanfront has a concrete boardwalk.
Bikes however are regulated to the asphalt “bike path” which is smaller , and not nearly as smooth as the concrete boardwalk. On this path you will the pedal powered bikes with bench seats that families pile into . Those things plod along.
The e-bikes come screaming down the path , the riders don’t give a flip , as long as they can zip along, every needs to look out for them as they do not look out for anyone else.
The e-scooters have been banned from the ocean front . Too many injuries, kids hauling azz on this things with no idea of traffic laws or physics, as they can’t stop in time for a red light and blow though the intersection
E-bikes are something else. Poor people don’t own e-bikes , hence scooters, e-bike owners are in a higher income bracket . Expect screams if E-bikes were to be banned.
Stretchy pant faggots on regular bikes constantly make rude comments about my e bike when I ride rails to trails.
They don’t realize that I ride one because my body is broke from doing things when I was young that would make them shit themselves if they had the balls to try.
My bike is a class two. Perfectly legal.