Yes, i too scooters and thee-bike and can make up, be careful, however, the penalties are salty. Get more thrust from electric propulsion and go further i 25 km/h permittedthe. It seems to be a need for those who have chosen to move around with an electrified vehicle.
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Performance can be altered, but pay attention to the other side of the coin. If discovered, you risk expensive fines. It’s true there aren’t many controls around, but you know it’s better to avoid.
The boom of scooters and e-bikes on the market
Piled along the sidewalks, in every corner of the city, is the invasion of scooters and ofe-bike. Above all, on the subject of safety both often are protagonists Of accidents.
Being able to regulate green users seems like a feat, but the State is not only looking for rules, but wants to safeguard life and means.
About the latter, they often are make up to try to bring them at the speed Of 60 km/h. The advantages of the clever ones is to avoid wearing a helmet, to register the vehicle, to insure it and to have the maximum yield with the minimum (so to speak) of the vehicle, seen for some important figures.
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Fixing eBikes and scooters is child’s play
Change one scooter or an e-bike is a breeze. Warning, no method is allowed.
Several online platforms sell i modification kits of engines (tuning kits), with little money. For example Amazon, Ali Baba o eBay. Most are Chinese made (Bafang, Strength) but there are also European manufacturers (Speedbox). These promise potencies often well above the permitted limits.
Among the features of some engine release kitsif deactivated, allow the bike or scooter to return to normal operation and, therefore, they are difficult to spot at an inspection.
The story is different for thee-bike. There are alternative systems, such as that of act on the magnet It is on sensor that record speed.
These are unlawful practices and we do not provide further details. Above all, selling these kits is not illegal. You can easily buy them on the Internet and have them sent home. There is no wrongdoing, at least until the day they are made operational on the street. Another type of tampering exclusively concerns e-bikes. The law establishes that when the cyclist stops pedaling, the assistance of the motor also ceases. However, we very often see e-bikes whizzing by on the road without anyone pedaling. In this case it most often comes installed a controller that allows you to activate the engine by simply pushing a button on the handlebar.
Rigged scooters and e-bikes, here are all the penalties, source Depositphotos
The rules for scooters and e-bikes
Thanks to the pandemic, the requests and sales of the scooter and e-bike sector have skyrocketed. Above all, rules that regulate use given the availability on the road are a must.
Therefore, the new Traffic Laws (art.50) and subsequent decrees applications have specified that in e-bikes the engine must assist the cyclist in pedalling, not replace it. The power must not exceed i 250 W (500 W for cargo bikes), above all it must go out when the speed exceeds 25 km/h and if the cyclist stops pedaling.
I scooters electric bikes, equated by law to bicycles, can have a power of up to 500 W and have to mount a speed regulator to two options: 6 km/h for pedestrian areas e 20 km/h in the street.
Bicycles and scooters that do not comply with these basic rules become in all respects comparable to mopeds and, as such, must be approved and registered. So you need a license plate, insurance, driving license and helmet. Worth the fine.
I scooters electric bikes, equated by law to bicycles, can have a power of up to 500 W and have to mount a speed regulator to two options: 6 km/h for pedestrian areas e 20 km/h in the street.
Bicycles and scooters that do not comply with these basic rules become in all respects comparable to mopeds and, as such, must be approved and registered. So you need a license plate, insurance, driving license and helmet.
Anyone stopped by the police with a rigged scooter or e-bike can face hefty fines. Some penalties even exceed i 7.000 euro. In all cases, the detention or even the seizure of the medium.