Toronto Cyclists say Ebikes are not safe!
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PLEASE NOTE: At the time this video was made it was illegal for eBikes to ride in the bike lanes in the city of Toronto. Cyclist were the largest group trying to keep eBikes out of the bike lanes. This video shows how disrespectful the Cyclists were to pedestrians and the rules of the road and the confusion of drivers wondering why I was not in the bike lane. It was not my intention to create a video on this topic this day. This was just a result of making a video of my trip downtown on a beautiful sunny day to meetup with some friends in downtown Toronto. The laws have since been changed to allow ebikes in the bike lanes in Toronto but the video remains up to show how things were in the past. The following is the original description when the video was made. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS! On June 9th 2013 about 11 AM, I am riding my Electric Bicycle through Toronto. I'm watching cyclists running red lights, swerving around pedestrians in crosswalks and speeding on the multi-use paths. This is only a brief glimpse of my hour long ride into the city of Toronto. A city where cyclists are keeping Ebikes out of the bike lanes and off the multi-use pathways because they say Ebikes are dangerous.
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I think the government should allow e-bike to go at least 60km/hr in order to safely share the road with cars. ( Manufacturers have to limit the top speed of an e-bike only 32km/hr max in order to be legal to use on the road. )
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Why the fuck aren't you in the bike lane? You fucking retarted prick
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Its their problem when they cause an accident with a pedestrian or a vehicle and be responsible and at fault for it
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I'm not sure if he knows and not sure that the other bikers know that and E-Bike goes where a bicycle goes legally!!!! E-Bikes are bicycles by definition they must follow the same rules of the road set out for bicycles in less they have a motor larger than 500W simple huh !!!!!!!!! if your ebike is 1000W or 750W enjoy dodging cars !!!!!!!! SIMPLE HUH ????
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E-bikes are allowed in the bicycle lane by law as e-bikes are regulated the same as bicycles under the HTA. Any vehicle passing an e-bike, bicycle...... et al has to be no less than one metre away from the bike when passing. Section 148 of the HTA.
E-bikes are also legally allowed to go up to 32 kph. Any faster than that you need a license and insurance. -
NAILED IT. So true! This shit drives me insane. Exclusive right and privilege is exactly what it's about. E bikes should absolutely be legally allowed to operate in the bicycle lane...it's funny how legally we CANNOT exceed 32 km/h but they want us to operate in automobile lanes. This is incredibly dangerous. We aren't, for the most part, endangering people on bicycles, but us on e bikes are in an incredible amount of danger in the automotive lanes. I got hit a few weeks ago because of just this...a car trying to shove me onto the bike lane.
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I never see these stretch panted Euro people anywhere when I'm riding my ELF ebike bike in the middle of winter or in the rain in Minnesota. It's a lot tougher to make a fashion statement in inclement weather, I guess.
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If you aren't wearing stretch pants with European names all over you and your expensive Communist China made carbon fiber non ebike, you are scum, obviously, especially if you are actually USING your bike as transportation, to get groceries, etc.
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Lol. I love the guy that thinks it's not fair for you to ride an e bike. I always hear the "That's not fair" or "That's cheating" comment from guys riding multi speed bikes. I wonder how it's any different. No one gave me kudos for riding my single speed before I converted it, but now I'm cheating?
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the title of this video makes no sense... what is the message here?
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in Ontario e bikes ARE able to ride anywhere a bicycle can that means bike paths
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meant to say in uk electric bikes can only be pedal assist, 250w max speed 15mph and can only carry one person. they are allowed anywhere a push cycle is
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your allowed on all cycle lanes as ebikes are just classified as bicycle although of course you stop for all red lights. its suicidal to do anything else. those guys are worse than anything ive seen for going through red lights and ive cycled in london england!
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Same here in Australia so many clowns dressed to look like they just finished Le Tour De France ignore road laws and think they are far to good to ride on a Mum's and Dad's cycle path.
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Sometimes i bike the same speed as cars going 50kph on a regular bike i feel stupid now knowing their is a speed limit on paths i always use the sidewalk because where i live you don't even want to cross the street as a pedestrian even if you have right of way which pedestrians always do unless your being a dick
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mabey tronto needs to but up a sign that say share the road with bicycles.
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there's got to be extensive rules regarding this subject.... ebikes can be 12v and go like 12mph, should that still be ridden in the car lanes?
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If the road near the edge is broken then you are allowed to take a full lane of traffic. Remember motorcycles ride on the left side of the lane to PREVENT cars from passing. The Toronto law is out of concern for pedestrian / e-bike collisions being more dangerous because of the weight of the bike and not out of crash statistics. The speed limit on a bike path is 32km/h though I rarely see a regular bike obeying the limit. I remember a collision between a pedestrian and a cyclist on a downtown bike path. The cyclist ran away and the pedestrian was paralyzed. Luckily the pedestrian's car insurance decided to pay the bill. On the road bikes and e-bikes need to share the same lane. Remember faster bikes pass on the right!
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E-Bike and Bike are brothers, we should love each other, Lol..
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