Are ebikes and escooter forbidden on public transport in your area?

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thanks. Do you know exactly why the ban for fat tires? Not easy to accommodate them on the rack or something else?

And btw, cheers to San Diego. What a beautiful place. I spent a lot of time a La Jolla, working at UCSD.
Smaug’s response is accurate - fan tire bikes are not banned, they wont fit on the bike rack. You may be please to know the Trolley Blue Line was extended into La Jolla. It goes through UCSD and stops at UTC mall. I took it once with a friend from Morena Blvd station to UTC for a day of biking. He had his 80-lb fat tire eBike and I had my non-eBike mtn bike.
 
Hello Everyone,

during one of my recent visits to Barcelona, I discovered that it is strictly forbidden to carry ebikes and electric scooters on all light trains in the city , while regular bicycles and scooters are allowed. To be clear, by scooters I mean these:

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I guess the reason is related to fire risk but I find this very negative for the spread of sustainable mobility. Therefore I ask you:

Do similar bans apply on public transports in y

Smaug’s response is accurate - fan tire bikes are not banned, they wont fit on the bike rack. You may be please to know the Trolley Blue Line was extended into La Jolla. It goes through UCSD and stops at UTC mall. I took it once with a friend from Morena Blvd station to UTC for a day of biking. He had his 80-lb fat tire eBike and I had my non-eBike mtn bike.
 
Hello, I live in Sweden.

My e-bike has a 750W motor and weighs 38 kg. There are trains that allow e-bikes to be carried on.
With e-scooters, I have never had any problems carrying them on buses or trains.

Greetings from up in the north.
In the USA, it is simply the wild-wild-west. A limited number of cities have regulation, but even if they exist they can be rather lax about enforcing them.

Here, they focus on how you behave on a bike in most the country. If you have a 6kw bike but ride it reasonably you are unlikely to have problems. If you are habitually seen doing bad things, you will have a problem.

The city I live in cracked down on bikes with the small 2 stroke engines, due to the chronic bad behaviors of the riders. They hated giving up their inertia and would blow through stop signs and stop lights. They would burn through quiet residential areas at 35+ MPH. They made themselves a target of enforcement. It didn't help you could hear them three city blocks away. It was hard for them to hide.
 
Hello Everyone,

during one of my recent visits to Barcelona, I discovered that it is strictly forbidden to carry ebikes and electric scooters on all light trains in the city , while regular bicycles and scooters are allowed. To be clear, by scooters I mean these:

View attachment 13245

I guess the reason is related to fire risk but I find this very negative for the spread of sustainable mobility. Therefore I ask you:

Do similar bans apply on public transports in your area/city?
A lot of railway companies here in the UK have bans on carrying ebikes & electric scooters onbroard trains. Some won't even allow you to charge batteries at train stations, though where you'd charge them I don't know. You can carry your lithium powered smart phones, laptops, electric powered wheelchairs & even if your ebike or scooter meets the safety requirements, you still can't bring them onbroard. You could always remove the battery & hide it in your rucksack & there are these fireproof bags approved by the firebrigade. A lot of businesses that won't allow employees to bring there ebikes, scooters onto the premises & what with thefts of ebikes on the rise & nowhere to lock them safely, people will continue to use their cars. If our government is so concerned about global warming, you'd think they'd at least provide secure places where you could leave your bike. The government runs a scheme where you can get a discount on buying an electric bike & accessories, yet they won't provide secure parking, totally insane.
 
A lot of railway companies here in the UK have bans on carrying ebikes & electric scooters onbroard trains. Some won't even allow you to charge batteries at train stations, though where you'd charge them I don't know. You can carry your lithium powered smart phones, laptops, electric powered wheelchairs & even if your ebike or scooter meets the safety requirements, you still can't bring them onbroard. You could always remove the battery & hide it in your rucksack & there are these fireproof bags approved by the firebrigade. A lot of businesses that won't allow employees to bring there ebikes, scooters onto the premises & what with thefts of ebikes on the rise & nowhere to lock them safely, people will continue to use their cars. If our government is so concerned about global warming, you'd think they'd at least provide secure places where you could leave your bike. The government runs a scheme where you can get a discount on buying an electric bike & accessories, yet they won't provide secure parking, totally insane.
Just to be sure, can bikes be taken on trains? I lived in Manchester and remember that the light train there did not allow them either.

Shameful.
 
Hello, I live in Sweden.

My e-bike has a 750W motor and weighs 38 kg. There are trains that allow e-bikes to be carried on.
With e-scooters, I have never had any problems carrying them on buses or trains.

Greetings from up in the north.
Out of curiosity: doesn't EU law apply - 250 W - in Sweden? Greetings from the South, in a very messy EU... :(
 
Just to be sure, can bikes be taken on trains? I lived in Manchester and remember that the light train there did not allow them either.

Shameful.
With some train companies you have to prebook if your planning to take a bike, that's an ordinary bicycle. If it's a foldable then sometimes it's okay & other times not, depends on the time of day. I've taken a foldable on the bus here in Bristol, off-peak & had no issues, though it all depends on whether the space is being used by a wheelchair user or mother's with prams.
 
this is crazy. The possibility to carry sustainable transportation by bus should be encouraged as much as possible, not seen as a favor.

Not that this is unique to the UK. There are very few countries where the policy is “let's do everything to find an alternative to cars.”
 
Hello Everyone,

during one of my recent visits to Barcelona, I discovered that it is strictly forbidden to carry ebikes and electric scooters on all light trains in the city , while regular bicycles and scooters are allowed. To be clear, by scooters I mean these:

View attachment 13245

I guess the reason is related to fire risk but I find this very negative for the spread of sustainable mobility. Therefore I ask you:

Do similar bans apply on public transports in your area/city?
They are permitted on the St. Louis Metrolink, with size restrictions. We've ridden with 2, never hassled. Bigger pic, in St. Louis, it's Deadwood all over again w.r.t. law enforcement. Nice for my homemade e minibike. Bad for your health when folks regularly run stop signs and lights. Actually a good city to ride in. Still lots of places to go, but population reduction has reduced traffic.
 
Hello Everyone,

during one of my recent visits to Barcelona, I discovered that it is strictly forbidden to carry ebikes and electric scooters on all light trains in the city , while regular bicycles and scooters are allowed. To be clear, by scooters I mean these:

View attachment 13245

I guess the reason is related to fire risk but I find this very negative for the spread of sustainable mobility. Therefore I ask you:

Do similar bans apply on public transports in your area/city?
We visit San Fran regularly. They are allowed on the ferries, for at least the last 3 years. A fun ride is to start at Pier 39, ride thru the Presidio, get blown over the GG bridge, swoop down into Sausalito, see the sights, ferry back. They also have special ferries to the b ball games, letting you off right at the stadium.
 
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