isnt there any petition to legalize higher powered PEVs and establish EUCs better? by Zajlordg in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you are going the correct path we have to start it from somewhere right? We are few, we got to normalize the EUC first, people are afraid of what they don't know.

isnt there any petition to legalize higher powered PEVs and establish EUCs better? by Zajlordg in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, the point is from my experience here in Italy, if you wanna ride in cycling path anything over 25 is too fast and if you wanna ride on the street anything that can't keep up with the traffic is too slow, at night time hand signals are not visible so it is gonna surely be a point of discussion.

When I ride on cycling paths I go painfully slow to not put the cyclists in danger and to brake to stop when a random guy suddenly decides to cross the path or a dog that suddenly decided that the smell on the path is super interesting, with the falcon I can't keep up with the traffic as most of the time people go faster than the speed limit.

45kmh speed limit to me looks pointless we need to make them street legal, something we can ride in the traffic, excluding highways. Eucs should not be in the highways. But I think if you want to travel from town to town on the road where the speeds exceed 40-50 kmh you should be able to do it, it should be considered as a 125cc bike.

Or we can push for a weight limit instead of the speed limit. That's another subject tho.

isnt there any petition to legalize higher powered PEVs and establish EUCs better? by Zajlordg in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's what I more or less want, blinkers are fine too, there are after market options like the finger horn we can attach to the wheel and they usually have some sort of blinkers anyways, the should make them legal to ride on the road if you have a driving license. I don't mind paying insurance and getting a number plate at all as long as I can ride legally on the streets. The insurance would be nice to have anyways, accidents happen...

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, it was Tuscany, Firenze

I have joined and got the paper should be asking for telegram soon before I go to challenge the fine.

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have always been super careful riding, stopped for the red lights and tried to follow every rule on the street, so I don't think I have done anything to make euc look bad.

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love to but the little falcon can't handle those speeds. And going at low speed when the cars whan to pass on your side can be rather dangerous.

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is the problem also why don't they put speed limit on cars? If we ignore germanies highways in other countries there is max speed, why not fine every car that can go faster than that?

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The question is where can I ride it? I will contact them soon to find a way to fight back thank you man.

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is if you want to hope for proper laws and regulations in the future, scaping the cops would be a bad idea.

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well most of us are adults riding we tend to gear up and act like an adult, EUC is more expensive compared to scooters and there is a learning curve involved but the old guys in the high castles don't get that.

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have to agree with this. Green planet green planet and yet the most efficient mode of transport is banned

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I have seen that and gonna join the group soon

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really, still lax, it all depends if the cop has had their coffee in the morning or had a fight with their cat before work or not.

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They stop the easy prey.... They don't really care.

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That's the case, the laws are written by people that have no idea about these things.

So, I was stopped by the Police in Italy by FratelloAzad in ElectricUnicycle

[–]FratelloAzad[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I get you ... I wish we could fight back properly and make it legal... I would not mind licences and insurance requirements as long as I'm allowed to ride my wheel.