Courses of Action for Improving the Safety of the Powered Cycle

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Vinckx, Luc / Davies, Huw

This paper explores the possibility to include a number of safety features from passenger cars in powered cycles with three or four wheels, whilst complying with the legal definitions and requirements, and also the legal conditions to use the bicycle lanes. The differences between technical specifications contained within EU law for pedal cycle with pedal assistance, powered cycles, quadricycles and passenger cars will be explained. Further, examples of traffic code rules with respect to the use of bicycle lanes in different countries will be discussed. Finally, the need for new safety criteria for powered cycles, replacing the existing power limit, is highlighted. In addition to the above, the need for a different technical approach to deal with the stability of 1 m wide e-bikes with a vehicle height similar to a mainstream passenger car will be discussed.

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Title :

Courses of Action for Improving the Safety of the Powered Cycle

Contributors:

Ewert, Amelie (editor) / Schmid, Stephan (editor) / Brost, Mascha (editor) / Davies, Huw (editor) / Vinckx, Luc (editor) / Vinckx, Luc (author) / Davies, Huw (author)

Published in:

Small Electric Vehicles ; Chapter : 2 ; 17-27

Publication date :

2021-04-22

Size :

11 pages

ISBN :

978-3-030-65843-4 , 978-3-030-65842-7

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65843-4_2

Type of media :

Article/Chapter (Book)