Letter: Thanks for bike path coverage
To the editor:
Thank you for the excellent summary of specific problems with e-bikes on Bristol’s Bike Path. The pictures alone speak a thousand words. In addition to laws needed to …
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Letter: Thanks for bike path coverage
To the editor:
Thank you for the excellent summary of specific problems with e-bikes on Bristol’s Bike Path. The pictures alone speak a thousand words. In addition to laws needed to clarify use of these paths, future laws will also be needed to specify fault in case of accident.
As of now, the motorist is usually deemed responsible in accidents involving ordinary bikes — with legal issues following. More powerful motorized bikes on roads and highways will present even more of a challenge, as a number of other states are beginning to realize.
Virginia Yanyar
Ferry Road
