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What would be any reasons to come up with an idea to prohibit (?!) e-bikes (which are still, ekhm, bikes) from bike trails?
E-Bikes are banned in many trails in my area. Even the paved ones.
Risk to other trail users.
Ottawa has a bunch of bike trails that are also used by pedestrians (which is stupid), so there’s a speed limit around 20 kph. Cyclists regularly do over 30, which is risky for pedestrians, but they generally segment by time of day so it’s fine.
Add people doing 50kph on e-bikes and other cyclists will be at risk - the paths are not wide so passing will become dangerous.
The obvious solution is to have real bike lanes on roads, with enough room for passing, but society isn’t there yet.
