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Do speed limits apply to cyclists as well?

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    #62
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    BX 19 wrote: »
    Nope. Doesn't apply to them as they have a maximum assisted speed of 25km/h and a power less then 250W. Anything above the 25km/h and the 250w threshold is classified as a moped (and then needs insurance and helmets etc...) and anything below is a bicycle.

    See here for the euro regulation.
    http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002L0024:en:NOT
    That's very strictly though for pedal assist bikes - the motor must cut out either when you stop pedalling or when you hit 25km/h.

    There are a lot of guys selling these aftermarket kits for bicycles that let you retrofit a small petrol engine onto a normal bicycle. They claim these are legal without tax and insurance. They're not.

    Though there is an interesting loophole in the Irish legislation. The EU regs specify that any bicycle with a motor is a motorbike. Under 50km/h is a moped (class M), over 50km/h is a motorbike (class A).

    For some reason the Irish legislation decided to define a moped as a bike with a maximum speed between 25km/h and 50km/h.
    Mopeds with a maximum speed below 25km/h do not require a licence, tax or insurance.


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    #63
    blackbox
    Registered Users Posts: 4,205 ✭✭✭blackbox


    Chris.Buckley wrote: »
    Remember also that bike couriers earn their living by how fast they can peddle their bike. They only get around €3 for each package they deliver and if one is in Douglas, and the other is in Mayfield, they're gonna want to get there as fast as possible.

    Couriers in vans can also earn more by going faster. Should they not have to worry about safety or respect other road users?


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    #64
    Commotion Ocean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Commotion Ocean


    maidhc wrote: »
    The Road Traffic Acts apply to mechanically propelled vehicles

    So does that mean red lights don't apply to cyclists either?


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    #65
    cython
    Registered Users Posts: 4,758 ✭✭✭cython


    dfeo wrote: »
    So does that mean red lights don't apply to cyclists either?

    Nope, would have been more accurate to say something like "The Road Traffic Acts apply speed limits to mechanically propelled vehicles only"


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    #66
    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    What the hells lads, thread is from 2012 ffs.


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