There's a gray area in state law that riders of electric bicycles say creates confusion on who and where people are allowed to use a mode of transportation that is growing more popular among commuters and commercial delivery services in congested cities like Boston.
"One sort of thing that I like to point out is, any car on the road can go 100 miles, 120 miles an hour, right? Do we ban them because that would be unsafe?" she said."No, we post speed limits, we design infrastructure that manages people's individual speeds. We have social norms.
Owens said 46 other states and the federal government have similar classifications that help regulate the use of electric bicycles. The Watertown Democrat said a legal framework would allow bicycle sharing companies like Bluebikes to start offering electric bicycles at their rental locations in Massachusetts.
"In addition to public transportation, electric bikes, you can do anything with," he said as he showed off his old bicycle that he converted into an electric machine. Boston Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge said the city is experiencing an enormous rise in on-demand delivery services. It's an area he said the Wu administration"has some particular challenges that we're wrestling with" and where e-bikes can play an important role.
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