I haven't seen an available insurance product. I think you are correct, if left to private sector to provide insurance, they may as well not exist as insurance will make them non-viable. If government provided a plate plus 50k in liability insurance for ~$100 a year, they remain viable. That also cleans up what is probably rampant theft as more and more police are running alpr.
What does $50K buy you if you break your wrist and it doesn't heal right?
The loss of dexterity could cost a lot more than $50K, particularly if it's your dominant hand. Job skills and productivity set you back. Playing some sports or music are affected. Sometimes there is chronic pain.
What does $50K buy you if you break your wrist and it doesn't heal right?
The loss of dexterity could cost a lot more than $50K, particularly if it's your dominant hand. Job skills and productivity set you back. Playing some sports or music are affected. Sometimes there is chronic pain.
$1M policies means they are not financially viable and might as well be banned to save the money on enforcement. Many US states have motor vehicle policies in the tens of thousands of coverage. Are you underinsured? Yup. Is it the only way to make the product viable? Also yup imo.
$1M policies means they are not financially viable and might as well be banned to save the money on enforcement. Many US states have motor vehicle policies in the tens of thousands of coverage. Are you underinsured? Yup. Is it the only way to make the product viable? Also yup imo.
While the original rules were very short sighted but to be fair I know a few people that had early bicycle versions back then and they are all significantly over 40 kg, around 60 kg+. The DWI hogs at the time had lead acid batteries, the range was very limited and even more so if you hit 35 kph for any significant time, if you could even hit it. Not arguing they did not get it wrong and things like the pedals on the DWI Hogs show how the rules were gamed but the technology between now and then is also night and day different, anything put in place then would need to be revised now.
Fast forward to today and we have lithium batteries, lighter more powerful motors etc. Time to update, I don't see much action at Queen's Park these days to do so.
Almost happened in my presence. Pulled into Dundas square with the Duc and was almost immediately swarmed by 4 bike cops. They were giving serious grief to this guy on a red ninja 300 looking E bike with no peddles.
Pretty much “you have 10 minutes to put them back on the bike before we give you a dozen tickets and tow it.”
Almost happened in my presence. Pulled into Dundas square with the Duc and was almost immediately swarmed by 4 bike cops. They were giving serious grief to this guy on a red ninja 300 looking E bike with no peddles.
Pretty much “you have 10 minutes to put them back on the bike before we give you a dozen tickets and tow it.”
Seizing them would make sense legally and the word would spread. As it is, they know they are almost invincible and don't even need to consider the laws.
usual song and dance, they didn't see me ride in so maybe they heard it
"nice bike, these get stolen a lot. mind if we see your documents?"
since they didn't actually see me ride in it wasn't a traffic stop, but i'm not about to play this game just to get pulled over later for real and i'm legit anyways. <hand over docs>
"well your plate isn't coming back as attached to this vehicle, what do you know about that"
well officer, you input a B instead of a P, how about we start there
"ah okay, sorry, my mistake. all good. now do you know that's not the appropriate place to mount your plate?"
yes
"are you going to fix it?"
no
"well be prepared for a lot of attention with it mounted like that"
That's the problem, no? How about we leave it in the other parts of the world.
I don't really want the rules of India or South America here. Don't people come here to get away from that?
That's the problem, no? How about we leave it in the other parts of the world.
I don't really want the rules of India or South America here. Don't people come here to get away from that?
Same problem, same solution. Too many people, not enough money to pay for individual vehicles so you carpool. Don't tell JT, he'll probably give them the order of Canada for saving the environment. Carpooling in an electric vehicle is maximum greenwashing.
That's the problem, no? How about we leave it in the other parts of the world.
I don't really want the rules of India or South America here. Don't people come here to get away from that?
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