Sturg1647545502 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 http://www.wired.com/2014/06/lapd-zero-electric-motorcycles/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Panic1647545539 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Seems like it would be fun to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 I like the idea of electirc bikes but people dont pay attention to Bikes on the road now whats gonna happen when that cant hear the bike at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Not all electric bikes are silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Police have sirens so noise is not the concern. Plus loud pipes do not actually "save lives". Considering how quiet the insides of cars are these days the biggest danger is to pedestrians who aren't usually looking and won't hear it coming. My father owns a volt and the number of pedestrians that step in front while looking the other way while he is driving or exiting or entering parking garages is shocking. He does live in NYC where the pedestrian population is higher but still...I am shocked he hasn't hit anybody yet. The more important question is how useful is an electric bike? It certainly isn't a high speed chase vehicle. And if it is anything like the Zero I rode a couple of years back it is severely range and time limited. I could see it replacing bicycles for beat cops, but then how will they stay in shape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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