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You have been consistently recalcitrant in your unwillingness to look past the
most obvious way to describe these things. It is simply not possible to refute
your statement, you are correct. However, in the interests of meaningful
communication do you think there's any merit in considering an additional
category of 2-wheeled vehicles beyond 'bicycle' and 'motorcycle'? These
discussions have never been troubled by determining the source of power
driving the rear wheel, and that's the only solution posed by the
categorisation you use.
I'm not drawn to these e-bikes things, but I'm not so self-interested as to
wantonly propagate terminology for them that misleads the broader public. I
would hope that others wouldn't do the same about something else that I cared
about. Focussing on power output, the motor on an e-bike contributes roughly
as much as an adult can put into the pedals, and about 10x less than a PW50
moto, which comes de-tuned for young kids. That corresponds to a pretty
drastic difference in potential for environmental damage, which is surely the
actual issue of interest here. I withhold the implication that these things
should have free access everywhere, but I urge you to consider the issue with
more depth of thought. What do you think?
Jan. 12, 2017, 3:12 p.m. - Nat Brown
#!markdown You have been consistently recalcitrant in your unwillingness to look past the most obvious way to describe these things. It is simply not possible to refute your statement, you are correct. However, in the interests of meaningful communication do you think there's any merit in considering an additional category of 2-wheeled vehicles beyond 'bicycle' and 'motorcycle'? These discussions have never been troubled by determining the source of power driving the rear wheel, and that's the only solution posed by the categorisation you use. I'm not drawn to these e-bikes things, but I'm not so self-interested as to wantonly propagate terminology for them that misleads the broader public. I would hope that others wouldn't do the same about something else that I cared about. Focussing on power output, the motor on an e-bike contributes roughly as much as an adult can put into the pedals, and about 10x less than a PW50 moto, which comes de-tuned for young kids. That corresponds to a pretty drastic difference in potential for environmental damage, which is surely the actual issue of interest here. I withhold the implication that these things should have free access everywhere, but I urge you to consider the issue with more depth of thought. What do you think?