Motorised bicycles, i.e. mopeds and scooters, have a speed limit of 45km/h. The speed limit is intended to help make (young) people safer in traffic. Unfortunately, theory is one thing, practice is quite another.
I myself have a degree in traffic and four years ago I owned a 20 year old moped that could do 45km/h. In practice, it has been shown that driving at that speed in a faster traffic flow is dangerous. Why? The feeling of being overtaken by everyone with a small lateral safety distance is not pleasant, especially if the traffic is thicker, and the low speed causes obstructions, etc... For this reason I was forced to give up my moped. It is impossible to keep up with the traffic on city slip roads because the speeds are 60-70km/h. Let alone on the roads outside the settlements where speeds are up to 90km/h?!
All mopeds and scooters with 50cc displacement and up to 4kw are designed to reach speeds over 80km/h. Without electronic interlocking, these vehicles reach a top speed of 60-80km/h, which is sufficient to safely ride with the flow of traffic on urban on-ramps or outside settlements. In addition, the electronic interlock shortens the life of the moped or scooter's power unit
I therefore propose to the Government to remove this anomaly of a 45km/h speed limit in a permanent law or regulation so that motorised bicycle riders can safely participate in traffic with other vehicles. This would also partly eliminate the illegal modification or 'tuning' of mopeds. However, an appropriate penalty policy would sanction all offenders. The post-application procedure for the AM category test should probably also be changed somewhat.
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